Tick found on the author's forearm, March 2024. Mark Kortepeter, 2024. I recently felt a slight tickle on my left forearm and watched a tiny tick, about the size of a chia seed, crawl up my wrist.

Ticks are already prevalent in the woods in Lorain County. However, health officials now report that another species of tick ...

Ticks, dogs, children: an unfortunate cycle. The San Carlos Apache Tribe's Department of Health and Human Services runs door-to-door campaigns a few times a year to try to reduce the tick population.

Check your clothing for ticks when you’re done spending time outdoors. You can tumble dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill any ticks that may be hiding on dry clothing.

How many types of ticks are in NC? ... How to prevent tick bites on dogs, pets. For pets, Hayes suggested putting them on medications that can prevent flea and tick infections.

Longhorned ticks also pose a particular threat because of their sheer numbers, he said. “Female insects do not need a male in order to reproduce and can lay up to 2,000 eggs at a time,” Ernst ...

Ticks don’t just go away in the winter. Ticks can be active anytime the temperature is above freezing, and research shows that tick-borne diseases are on the rise in people and dogs.