Meanwhile, if the removal went smoothly ... Even for Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the U.S., scientists estimate that only 1 to 3 percent of bites end up transmitting ...

Ticks biting humans and dogs this spring have sparked an uptick in ER visits. Here's tips on knowing what ticks look like, ...

Ants can find very small cracks and crevices to get into a home. The best ways to prevent them deciding to move in is by ...

Ticks live in many different outdoor environments but they are particularly common in grassy and wooded areas. The health ...

Below, infectious disease experts share the most common early symptoms of Lyme disease so you ... which is why checking for ...

The agency provides detailed information on its site about the common types of ticks ... “To minimize the retention of tick parts onto the skin during removal, you should use fine-tip tweezers ...

Of the thousands of ticks collected across Connecticut last year, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station says ...

There are three common disease-spreading species of ticks found in New York: black-legged ticks, American dog ticks and Lone Star ticks. “They’re all common once basically March starts and ...

Megan Meuti, an Ohio State University Extension agent, researches insects and said there are few common ones to look ... those pathogens, so removing ticks as soon as possible can reduce the ...