They feed on deer, foxes, skunks, coyotes, dogs, humans, and anything else they can latch onto. American dog ticks are the largest species of tick in West Virginia. They have brown legs and brown ...

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have made a promising discovery that could lead to the development of a ...

A different kind of tickborne disease is on the rise in West Virginia. Alpha Gal Syndrome cases are becoming more and more ...

The CDC says babesiosis is a disease that infects red blood cells, and is spread primarily from deer ... West Virginia, and the District of Columbia between 2009 and 2024, and that ticks were ...

June is busting out all over. Flowers, trees, grasses, weeds, and.ticks.

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — State wildlife officials are encouraging hunters to be aware of deer diseases as hunting season ramps up in West Virginia. Chronic wasting disease is transmissible from ...

An invasive tick was found carrying potentially deadly bacteria in CT, raising concern as the insect spreads rapidly through VA.

Symptoms include fever, fatigue and body aches. Schiffman said the virus is passed on typically by deer ticks, often found in wooded areas. “If you think I’m going somewhere and I should ...

The black-legged tick, also known as the deer tick, is the parasite that transmits Lyme disease and is common in the Northeast. The three most common ticks in New York are the deer (black-legged ...