With nicer weather, more people are likely to spend time in nature — which could mean being bitten by a tick. There are some simple preventative steps to take, like wearing bug repellent; tucking your ...

Adult blacklegged ticks can be active throughout the winter whenever temperatures are above freezing and there is no snow cover. The rebound of forests and deer populations in Pennsylvania has created ...

Most people believe ticks are only a problem in the spring and summer, when other insects arrive on the South Carolina scene to pester residents. However, just because you can't see something doesn't ...

Just because it’s cold doesn’t mean ticks are no longer a problem. The creature recently named pest of the year by the National Pest Management Association is still skittering around South Carolina, ...

Ohio is one of 23 states that houses Asian longhorn ticks, with the latest siting in Butler County near Cincinnati. Asian longhorn ticks were first detected in the U.S. in New Jersey in 2017. They don ...

Summer has come to an end, but that doesn’t mean ticks are out of the picture. And for people bit by a tick, they might wonder if that tick has infected them with a disease. For a fee, the Upstate ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A tick latches onto University of Dubuque biology student Paige Manning. It’s not an uncommon experience for Manning. As a senior, she estimates more than 500 hours of her ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. CONDON — Biologist Grant Hokit came to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, to look ...

Grant Hokit drags a white cloth through brush outside Condon looking for ticks. These surveys help public health officials understand where ticks are in Montana and detect new species that have ...

You spent some time outside, and then discovered a bug on your leg. What is it? And should you be concerned? It's estimated that more than 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease develop in the United ...

(NEXSTAR) — An invasive tick that can prove fatal for cattle has spread to a new state, officials have confirmed. The Asian longhorned tick, which was first detected in the U.S. in 2017, was found in ...

Biologist Grant Hokit visited this trail outside Condon, Montana, in an effort to find and identify ticks. The professor surveys for ticks statewide for the Montana health department. (Aaron ...