It wouldn’t be the beginning of summer if I or a family member didn’t find a tick crawling on our body. It may be our love ...

Most people who get bitten by a tick will be perfectly fine, says Michel Shamoon-Pour, a molecular anthropologist at the ...

You probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny parasites are opportunists that spend their days waiting for humans, dogs, and other mammals to brush ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. You probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny ...

Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are tracking the spread of an invasive tick ...

Question: It has been so nice out that I have been taking my dog to different parks every weekend. I even took him camping several times with me. I found a tick on him a couple of times and I ...

The two primary species to be concerned about in Nova Scotia are the dog tick and the blacklegged tick. Both carry pathogens ...

Dogs and cats can act as their hosts, providing somewhere for them to live and feed. As ticks attach themselves to your pet’s body and feed on their blood, they can transmit dangerous pathogens.

Temperatures are rising, days are getting longer, and flowers are blooming again. Tick season is officially upon us. There are several tick species throughout the U.S., but two of the most common ...

It tick quickly inhabited at least 21 states, primarily in the east and northeast. Field and laboratory investigations confirmed the finding. “The first fully engorged human-parasitizing ...