Shower immediately after physical activity, especially if you've been sweating heavily. Use an antibacterial soap to reduce ...

Detroit Lakes’ Barb Owen-Boerger creates insect-repellent kimonos using EPA-approved permethrin, offering a stylish alternative to bug spray.

If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a heavy-hitter. Insect experts reach for one thing: permethrin. Here ...

From repellents to oils, we’re using more mosquito defenses than ever— but a pharmacist reveals the hidden health risks.

Agricultural herbicides and pesticides have been linked to many diseases among farmworkers, but few studies have examined ...

Ticks and the diseases they carry. Tickborne illnesses, particularly Lyme disease, are becoming more common in the Midwest.

Wet conditions in the spring and early summer have created an ideal breeding environment for mosquitoes in Central PA. Here's ...

The number of reported ticks is higher this year compared to others. The Midwest has seen an increase in tick numbers this ...

The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness said Friday the mosquitoes were found in the Highlands and ...

Whether it’s a long walk in the woods or a quick trip to check on plants in the backyard garden, going outside to connect ...

TOWN OF SULLIVAN, N.Y. – the New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Laboratory has notified Madison County Public ...

Emergency departments are seeing a notable increase in patients with tick bites, and the state epidemiologist said a tick ...