If you enjoy the outdoors, you already know that deer ticks are the biggest risk in Pennsylvania, but the lone star tick is ...

After finding several tiny ticks on his dog following a Lehigh County trail walk, this writer turned to a simple hand ...

This summer could be one of the tickiest tick seasons in years, some experts warn. June and July mark the height of ...

Tick season is here in Allegheny County. Experts explain why the risk is in your backyard and how to stay safe.

Pennsylvania health officials are stepping up efforts to track alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-related allergy that can trigger ...

As if there weren’t enough to worry about, health officials are warning about a tick that is capable of causing life-threatening allergic reactions to red meat. Pennsylvania health officials are ...

Health experts are warning Pennsylvanians to be on alert as the lone star tick continues spreading across the state and ...

On a recent afternoon, Nick Baldauf was dragging an 11-square-foot piece of white cloth across dry leaves and dirt at Schenley Park. Baldauf, the vector control coordinator for the Allegheny County ...

"Snow acts as an insulator, so it’s protecting them even if it got super cold." ...

We are a disease ecologist and Ph.D. student at the University of Pittsburgh, where we study the ecology of ticks, wildlife hosts and tick-borne pathogens in western Pennsylvania. Our research ...

Nick Baldauf, vector control specialist for the Allegheny County Health Department, holds a tube crawling with Blacklegged ticks. On a recent afternoon, Nick Baldauf was dragging an 11-square-foot ...

(THE CONVERSATION) As spring unfolds, new research highlights an issue for southwestern Pennsylvania residents: Most people know ticks are in their backyard, but few believe they’re actually at risk ...