Tick season is already off to a rough start, and catching bites early is key to preventing tick-borne disease. Research ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The risk of being bitten by a tick in New York City is currently extremely high, researchers at Fordham ...

This year, New York City — the home to 8.2 million residents — has experienced a surge in the number of black-legged tick ...

Lyme-transmitting ticks, known as black-legged or deer ticks, ... 🤢 Retching ride: Twelve outbreaks of the stomach bug on cruise ships have sickened about 1,500 people so far this year.

The black-legged tick, or deer tick, Ixodes scapularis, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for ...

Data from the CDC indicates this may be a bad tick season. So if you're planning a hike, a trip to a park or just hanging out in the backyard, here are some tips to fend off these blood-sucking bugs.

“If you live in Manhattan,” Diuk-Wasser said, “most likely you got it by traveling. If you live in Queens or the Bronx, you ...

And then they'll stay out long after the other bugs are gone." Carlson and his team at MMCD are jumping back into their busy season – monitoring black flies, ticks and mosquitoes in Minnesota.

While most people are wary of copperhead snakes and black widow spiders, there are other potentially dangerous creepy crawly things you might meet.