The world's first lab-based tick feeding system for bush ticks, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, has ...

Snowy winters actually help ticks survive. "Tick season will hit fast and hit hard," said the director of East Stroudsburg University's tick lab.

Tick season is upon New England — and some unexpected visitors have come up north to join the usual crew, one study found. A University of Massachusetts Amherst center has found and studied two ticks ...

Doctors say 90% of all diseases transmitted by an insect bite originate with ticks, even when a mosquito does the biting. As ...

Ticks are hitching a free ride to the US from different parts of the world, raising concerns among scientists. In a recent study, researchers reported the introduction of seven exotic tick species to ...

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 ...

All pet owners want their babies to be happy and safe. When it comes to nasty pests like fleas and ticks, treatments in pill form make a massive difference. These convenient options seem like the ...

University of Massachusetts researchers have uncovered rabbit ticks in Maine that harbor a new strain of bacteria related to pathogens known to cause spotted fever in ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...

An Australian teenager has been confirmed to be the first person in the country, and the second worldwide, to die from a severe allergic reaction to meat caused by a tick bite, sparking concern about ...