While deer ticks are believed to have migrated from Wisconsin over many decades, the Lone Star is a southern U.S. tick that was once believed to have been unable to survive Midwest winters.

In 2020, Wisconsin had 3,076 estimated cases of Lyme disease, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. However, the CDC estimates the total number of cases is more than 10 times ...

Ticks are wreaking havoc across Wisconsin resulting in some of the highest rates of tick-borne diseases across the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. These pests are usually active in ...

About 70%, around 4,200, of the ticks returned to the team were wood ticks, also known as American dog ticks. The majority of the remainder were deer, or blacklegged, ticks .

In Wisconsin, most vector-borne diseases are spread by ticks, and cases are rising. Lyme disease cases reported annually have more than doubled in the last 15 years.

Ticks are wreaking havoc across Wisconsin resulting in some of the highest rates of tick-borne diseases across the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. These pests are usually active in ...

So far Wisconsinites collected 6,000 ticks for study. Last year more than 6,000 ticks were sent to researchers, from nearly all of the 72 counties in the state.

So far Wisconsinites collected 6,000 ticks for study. Last year more than 6,000 ticks were sent to researchers, from nearly all of the 72 counties in the state.

So far Wisconsinites collected 6,000 ticks for study. Last year more than 6,000 ticks were sent to researchers, from nearly all of the 72 counties in the state.

Researchers are asking people across the state to send them ticks they find. The team aims to use the information to determine the kinds of ticks found in Wisconsin, and more about how they spread ...