Though not all ticks carry Lyme disease, it is the most common tick-borne infection in New York City and in the United States, according to the city Department of Health. The yearly number of Lyme ...

Permethrin is highly effective as an insecticide and as a repellent. Permethrin-treated clothing repels and kills ticks, mosquitoes, and other arthropods and retains this effect after repeated ...

Two more kinds of ticks can cause red meat allergies than previously thought. See the new species, learn where all 3 live, ...

Which tick repellants are safe to use indoors? How do you keep ticks from coming inside the home in the first place?

They also suggest using DEET insect repellent on skin and spraying clothing with permethrin. Put clothes that have been outside in the dryer for 10 minutes to kill ticks and wash clothes with hot ...

RALEIGH — As warmer weather approaches, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is urging North Carolinians to ...

The best plan for thwarting ticks is to adopt the “dork look” by tucking your shirt into your pants and pulling your socks up ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, which comes from being bitten by the lone star tick, can make you allergic to eating red meat and ...