Finding a tick attached to yourself, a child, pet, or other family member can trigger an unparalleled level of concern. Where did you "catch it?" How long has it been attached? Will you catch Lyme ...

NEW YORK — Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever. Another mild winter and other favorable factors likely means the 2024 tick ...

Ticks are everywhere, and they’re not going to go away, according to a Virginia Tech entomologist. Warmer summers mean that there is a longer growing season and longer time for animals, who are ...

Texas is ranked third in the country for states with the worst ticks, according to a new ranking from Terminix. Ticks are the most active during spring and summer months. As people spend more time ...

Researchers found evidence that the expansion of eastern redcedar across Oklahoma is contributing to the spread of ticks.

Jeffrey Bourgeois will study role of human genes in inflammatory responses caused by Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria ...

The lone star tick along with the alpha-gal syndrome seems to be spreading in the U.S. Now there's been the first reported ...

Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites. The findings, by researchers at the University of Virginia ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. On a blisteringly hot, sunny day this summer, Emory University researcher Arabella Lewis made her way through the ...

Eastern redcedar trees may be contributing to the spread of lone star ticks across the State of Oklahoma.  These ticks have ...