URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...

BILLINGS — A Bozeman hunter’s bird dog has alerted health officials to the possibility that the tick that carries Lyme ...

If you spot a tick right now, it's most likely an adult deer tick, which can transmit Lyme disease. Deer tick activity surged this week in Maine as warmer weather stirred the Lyme disease-carrying ...

“Lone star ticks are moving into bigger geographic areas, and that range is continuing to expand with climate change.” Experts say the best way to protect against alpha-gal syndrome is to ...

The ticks get Lyme disease when they feed on an infected animal, often a mouse or other rodent, when they are in their larval or nymphal stage of life. Although deer can help move the ticks around ...