"An ounce of prevention certainly is worth a pound of cure," said Megan Meuti, an Ohio State University Extension agent.

A new study on Lyme disease sheds light on the persistence of symptoms; another new study points to an antibiotic that may be ...

Folk methods for removing ticks are usually bunk for one of a few reasons. Either they aim to induce the tick to detach with ...

Expect a usual amount of ticks and mosquitos this summer. In Wisconsin, that's a lot. Here are 5 strategies to keep them and ...

Epidemiologist Elizabeth Schiffman, who supervises the Vectorborne Diseases Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, ...

Soon, the 17-year periodical cicadas, also known as Brood XIV, will be emerging in the Bay State, as well as in Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, ...

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing seasonal allergies this week. They’re also seeing rashes from outdoor ...

Ticks can carry a range of illnesses with varying effects, but one of the most deadly is alpha-gal syndrome. The condition is ...

It’s nearly peak tick season and bites from the bugs may come with dangerous consequences for meat lovers — and everyone ...

Lee said wearing the right clothing, long pants, long-sleeved shirt and tall rubber boots and scrupulous checking for ticks after he's left the field keeps him safe. He often doesn't wear bug ...