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 ...

There are a few safe ways to dispose of a tick. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations include drowning ...

According to PestWorld, there are about 800 kinds of ticks around the world, and approximately 90 species live in the United States. Only a handful can spread diseases to humans.

Two more kinds of ticks can cause red meat allergies than previously thought. See the new species, learn where all 3 live, how to handle bites.

Growing number of meat allergy cases linked to tick bites, CDC warns 01:55. Tick bites can cause a range of different illnesses — and as the weather warms up, ticks can be particularly prevalent ...

CHICAGO — As tick season approaches, experts warn that Illinois residents should be even more wary as the type of ticks in the state increases and the season lengthens. Researchers discovered ...

What kinds of ticks do we have here? As many as 15 tick species live in Tennessee, but the four most common are the blacklegged tick, commonly called the "deer tick"; the Lone Star tick; the brown ...

What diseases can deer ticks carry? Lyme disease, a bacterial infection, is the region's most prevalent tick-borne illness. More than 89,000 cases were reported by states' health departments and ...

What diseases can deer ticks carry? Lyme disease, a bacterial infection, is the region's most prevalent tick-borne illness. More than 89,000 cases were reported by states' health departments and ...

There are also other types of ticks infuriating the Hudson Valley area. Here's what to know about them and how to keep yourself from becoming a tick's next meal.

Marshfield Clinic Research Institute enters second year of its tick study. Researchers are asking people across the state to send them ticks they find. The team aims to use the information to ...