Populations of several tick species across both Nassau and Suffolk counties have exploded since the fall, experts told The Post.

The especially heavy tick season is due, in part, to a mild winter that allows ticks to emerge sooner than usual.

Some tick species even thrive when it's cooler or colder...and actually hibernate when it gets too warm outside,” said Kathryn E. Reif, PhD, MSPH, during her Fetch dvm360 Conference session in ...

Early reports from ERs suggested ticks plagued people and dogs alike who ventured outside amid slowly warming temperatures in March following a frigid winter, which bucked recent trends of record ...

Indiana has six ticks that spread diseases and illnesses to people. Each of them has more than one pathogen that they can spread.