Ticks are a fact of outdoor life throughout the United States. These blood-feeding arachnids (joint-legged invertebrate animals) become active every year after the first frost. While every creature ...

As temperatures rise, ticks of several kinds are flourishing in ways that threaten people’s health. By Maggie Astor Lately, Shannon LaDeau and her colleagues have had unwelcome visitors at their ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ticks can be a big headache for anyone spending time outside — even if it's in your own backyard. Given that ticks spread several dangerous ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Tick season in Indiana is in full force, and a local expert wants to inform people how to keep safe from ticks and the spread of Lyme disease. “Ticks are very active,” said ...