Long Star ticks are generally found in the West, but they've recently made the jump to the East Coast, too. (NIAID/) This story originally featured on Outdoor Life. Our love of the outdoors can bring ...

Ticks—all species and types of ticks—are the worst. But good luck avoiding them—especially if you enjoy spending time in the outdoors. We are in the midst of one of the worst, and longest, tick ...

When you're enjoying the warm weather and outdoors, the last thing you want to think about is bugs. While some of these creepy crawlers are harmless, others pose serious threats to animals and humans.

We’ve waited months for warm weather to grace us so we can spend more time outdoors, but with warm weather comes pesky ticks. As more people hike through summer grasses, play in backyards and camp in ...

The lone star tick, which is known for its aggressive nature and bites that can cause alpha-gal syndrome, or red meat allergy, as well as other dangerous viruses, is spreading across the United States ...

Four nonnative tick species have been identified in the state in recent years. The ticks “were identified on human travelers returning to Connecticut from 2019 to 2023,” according to the Connecticut ...

An Asian longhorned tick was confirmed in Maine for the first time, officials said, marking the species' most northeasterly U.S. detection. The finding—a single, not fully grown specimen submitted to ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – A recent study conducted by biologists who manage the Department of Defense Military Tick Identification/Infection Confirmation Kit, or MilTICK, program, found that ...

Spending more time outdoors in the summers means more opportunities to encounter ticks. Delaware is home to a handful of tick species. Knowing how to avoid them and how to treat tick bites will keep ...