Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for ...

As Michigan’s weather warms, both ticks and humans are waking up from their winter dormancy – that means they could cross paths. And there’s nothing a tick likes more than to hitchhike on you and your ...

Don't ask state entomologist Kirby Stafford if this is going to be a bad year for ticks. "The ticks are always out there," Stafford said. "It's going to be a bad tick year, this year and every year." ...

Experts have warned that tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Maine, with a record number of cases reported in 2025.

In Western New York, deer season is over, the venison is processed and stored, deer camps are quiet, and many hunters turn ...

(AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it's important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you've been outside hiking, gardening or enjoying nature.

Tick-borne illnesses present a serious health threat that also can jeopardize operational readiness. In the United States, the threat is especially strong in late spring and summer. Aberdeen Proving ...

Diseases caused by tick bites are increasing in Michigan, state officials say, and they urge those spending time outdoors to watch for the arachnids while exploring this summer. While the parasites ...

Ticks used to be something many hunters worried about in spring turkey season and early bow season, then mostly... The post ...

Experts from the University and various public health departments are actively increasing focus on tick populations in Illinois as surveillance and reporting technologies make tick reports easier and ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — Despite dropping temperatures along Michigan’s lakeshore, area veterinarians warn that ticks remain a threat to pets and their owners throughout fall, winter, and spring. Steve Fazer ...

If you are hoping it can get too cold for ticks to survive in Pennsylvania this winter, the answer may disappoint you.