Ticks are out and about with this warm weather, and Lyme disease is a concern along with a bigger threat in the region, ...

But contained in every bite of this infuriating, insatiable pest is also a trove of social, environmental and epidemiological history. In many cases, human actions long ago are the reason ticks carry ...

When you think about ticks, you might picture nightmarish little parasites, stalking you on weekend hikes or afternoons in the park.Author Sean ...

Craig Finn and Patterson Hood have announced plans for a very special co-headline tour. The shows get underway with a ...

There is a little-known disease spreading through the Mid-Atlantic from deer ticks. It is a parasite that attacks a person’s red blood cells. But early symptoms can be subtle.

It turns out that donkeys are exceptionally good at repelling deer ticks. Now, researchers at the University of Massachusetts ...

A heads up for cattle producers, there's a deadly tick in the United States, and researchers at Oklahoma State University are ...

Learn how to keep deer out of your garden with these tips. Discover physical barriers, scent and taste repellents, and more ...

Tick season is officially upon us. There are several tick species throughout the U.S., but two of the most common are deer ticks (blacklegged ticks) and wood ticks (most commonly American dog ...

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have made a promising discovery that could lead to the development of a natural and effective tick repellent. They have shown that a naturally occurring ...

It was also more effective with male ticks than females, he said. The research is a collaboration with Gearjump Technologies, a research and development firm, to work on the creation of a deer ...

In the lab, Siegel and team showed that they could prevent deer ticks from moving from point A to point B when octenal is placed between the points. "It was as effective, or more so, than DEET ...