“If you’re out all day long, try to do a quick check for ticks every few hours,” said Bobbi Pritt at the Mayo Clinic. “When ...

WORCESTER ― The number of ticks in Massachusetts is increasing, according to some experts, and that means the risk of catching a serious disease is rising. "Ticks are more active, and they're biting ...

Ticks are most active in summer, the same time people also flock to the woods and prairies where the creatures live.

Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by deer ticks, but others include the bacterial infections anaplasmosis and ...

Information from the British Deer Society on tick bite awareness - preventative tips and what to do if you think you have ...

Vinegar, especially 30% “cleaning vinegar” is extremely acidic and can cause chemical burns. This, too, will damage the soil ...

Lynne McCormack moved to Chilmark last year and enjoys working at the public library in the small town on Martha’s Vineyard.

As summer heats up, health experts are warning residents of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia about the growing threat of ...

The blood-sucking arachnids' activity peaks at multiple times throughout the year, depending on species and life stage.

Wet weather this spring — and two years ago — could lead to an increase in ticks in Colorado, though the Front Range will get ...

Deer tick nymphs are the primary transmitters of Borrelia burgdoreri and may go unnoticed due to their small size of 1-1.5 mm ...