Ticks don't just live in our homes and yards, they also breed there, laying small clusters of eggs that produce hundreds of ...

Deer ticks exist in wooded areas and can carry a bacteria which causes infection. A bite should be treated immediately with antibiotics.

Lyme disease cases in the U.S. trace back to the blacklegged tick, also called the deer tick. Learn how to identify and avoid ...

The USDA has confirmed an Asian longhorned tick was pulled off a dog in Butler County. The tick is now confirmed in 24 Ohio counties, and is most likely present in even more.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Agriculture are alerting the public to the first ...

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 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - An exotic, invasive tick species has now been documented in Kansas. On Thursday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) ...

A single female Asian longhorned tick can produce 4 million disease-carrying ticks in one generational life cycle.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is alerting the public to the first known occurrence of the Asian longhorned tick in Kansas.

Michigan Tech's Genomic Sequencing Lab, part of the University's Health Research Institute, plays a leading role in tracking ...

Marshfield Clinic is collecting ticks to study disease spread. Hunters and hikers can help by mailing in ticks found on kills ...