• Getting soaked or chilled can lead to hypothermia. To ward off the cold, wrapping the victim in an aluminized blanket can ...

The Argentine black and white tegu, an invasive species native to South America, has been spotted in Key Largo and other ...

Tick populations continue to climb in Ontario, as do rates of Lyme disease, which is transmitted through black-legged ticks.

The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling “a small bear trap attached ...

Mosquito repellent clothing is the smart solution to preventing bug bites and itching. Balmy summer days mean more time ...

A new study by Fikrig and other researchers, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, uses a powerful ...

Dr. Megan Linske, a vector ecologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said she's seen changes in new ...

Two papers from the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal revealed two tick species are newly associated with causing Alpha-Gal Syndrome.

New cases suggests that other types of ticks, like the black-legged tick and the western black-legged tick, may also cause the condition.

Discover the rare but severe alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), an allergy to red meat connected to tick bites. Learn about its ...

This new evidence raises worries about the spread of AGS, particularly in regions like Long Island, where ticks are a growing ...