Here's what to know about the Asian longhorned tick, first confirmed in the U.S. in 2017 in New Jersey. The ticks have spread to 21 states.

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An invasive species of tick — one that’s been spreading rapidly in Pennsylvania and beyond — was just found to be the carrier of a bacterium. A rare bacteria that might be deadly.

TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES Ticks are arthropods with a complex life cycle, proven resilient and persistent in the environment. Three families are currently recognized: Ixodidae (hard ticks), ...

Unlocking Life Basics: Tick safety Arguably one of the most annoying parts of summer are the ticks. Not only are they obnoxious and gross, they can also be dangerous. It is important to practice ...

The species with the highest mean intensity of ticks were Turdus leucomelas and Antilophia galeata, with 2.6 and 3 ticks∕bird, respectively (Table 1). Of the 128 species of birds captured in ...

“It can be a huge, life-changing ordeal,” said Patrick Roden-Reynolds, the Island’s tick biologist and head of the Martha’s Vineyard Tick-Borne Illness Reduction Initiative (a.k.a. the MV Tick Program ...

Bio-based rigid diols are key building blocks in the development and preparation of high-performance bioplastics with improved thermal and dimensional stabilities. Here, we report on the ...

Tick populations are surging in the U.S., with the number of ticks carrying multiple infectious pathogens increasing in the Northeast. With temperatures rising, people across the country are ...

Here are six key things I want you to know. What causes Lyme disease? Lyme disease can occur when a human is bitten by an infected blacklegged tick (also called a deer tick) or western blacklegged ...