A close-up shot of a tick moving across someone's pants - Rbkomar/Getty Images While we often think of ticks as creatures lurking in the wild, their eggs can make themselves at home in the most ...

A black legged tick, also known as a deer tick. If it seems like ticks are everywhere these days, that’s because they are. There are many different types of ticks that have adapted for a variety of ...

As the weather warms up, few of us can resist a nice evening walk through the park or a trip to the countryside to immerse ourselves in natural surroundings. It’s common to notice a sudden itch or ...

South Carolina has plenty of annoying and sometimes dangerous creatures, but ticks can be particularly bad. They’re creepy and crawly, but they also bite for the sole purpose of gorging themselves on ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Spring has arrived and you many may have already noticed the increase of bugs flying around. With that, University of Arizona researchers are calling for the community's help ...

Ticks can burrow into your dog's skin, causing irritation and tick-borne diseases with serious health implications. You may notice signs of a tick bite, like scratching or paw licking, or find ticks ...

At the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease, Valerie the mannequin shows how light-colored clothing makes it easier to identify ticks. There is a tick on the neckline of her t-shirt.

A robot “dog” may soon make its way from a Purdue entomology lab to fetch real-time data on tick populations in the wild.

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) is asking people to watch for lone star ticks and submit pictures and information by email at [email protected]. During routine tick surveillance ...

While bees make most people scream, thrash their arms, and run, the ‘lil buzzers aren’t really out to get you. In fact, they’d rather not bother with you at all, provided you leave them alone. However ...