only a few species bite and transmit bacteria and viruses that make people sick, the CDC said. Ticks that are mostly known to bite people include the blacklegged tick, the lone star tick and the ...

Wyoming entomologists say ticks are beginning to come out and are warning about two new species that are particularly awful.

According to Huynh, covering as much of the skin as possible when outdoors is the best defense against tick bites. However, ...

While most use winter as a chance for hibernation, around eight dozen people swarmed to the Brown County Music Center for the “Understanding Tick-borne Illness” conference Feb. 19 hosted by the Brown ...

The types of ticks that you may encounter depend on where you live, he continued. “Different types of ticks in different parts of the U.S. carry certain diseases, and it is important to know ...