May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, focusing on prevention and early detection of the bacterial infection transmitted by ...

There are at least five species of ticks in Washington, but only a few of those are capable of transmitting disease to humans ...

Some ways to manage ticks in your yard, according to DNREC, include removing leaf litter and invasive plants, keeping grass ...

Climate change and growing deer populations have helped Lyme disease proliferate in New England. But there are several ways ...

There are a few things you can do to create tick-free zones in your yard, according to the scientists at the pest management program: Make areas of the yard where you and family spend time as open and ...

The allergy was recently found to have been linked to the black-legged tick after a woman reported being bitten by one and then developing an intolerance to red meat. “This finding of not a tick ...

They study each tick, looking for those diseases and they are finding them in about half. “At least 50% of black legged ticks, or deer ticks, are infected with at least one disease agent.

Higher temperatures mean we are approaching the peak season for ticks and the diseases they carry. Pets cannot only track ticks into our homes, but they are also not immune to tick-borne illnesses ...