A tick that has just bitten looks like a black dot.By sucking blood, ticks swell to a brown or grey ball the size of a pea ...

Knowing how to deal with these seasonal pests is important because their bites can lead to dangerous infections such as Lyme ...

These types of ticks bite humans and companion animals. Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia are diseases that people ...

Stamford resident K.J. Kelly didn't know about Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) until he was admitted to Stamford Health's ...

Lone star tick - Occasionally found in wooded and grassy areas across the state, this tick is known as an aggressive biter of ...

Ticks come out this time of year but you can control them and keep ticks off you and your pets with some simple steps.

Welcome to bug bite and rash season. Aka “summer.” While bug bites may seem innocuous enough, how do you know when there may ...

A tick bite might appear as a small red bump or rash. “A suspected tick bite should be followed by close attention to ...

“I have seen this trick circulating online, particularly through social media,” Dill said. “A primary focus of tick bite prevention is creating a barrier that will prevent the tick from accessing bare ...

It is time to start thinking about how we can keep our grazing animals safe from ticks and flies that can cause medical ...

Ohio residents reported nearly 1,300 cases of Lyme disease in 2023, more than twice the number in 2022. Along with Rocky ...

As potential record numbers of tiny parasites bite New Yorkers this tick season, options abound for testing the arachnids for ...