“Ticks don’t take a winter vacation, and as long as temperatures stay above freezing, they remain active and looking for ...

Think ticks disappear when the cold sets in? Think again, said Dina Fonseca, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick expert on ...

In much of the eastern US, October and November usher in an autumn peak of the blacklegged tick season. For years, researchers have noticed that these ticks, also called deer ticks, are more abundant ...

Lyme disease cases again set a new record in Maine this year, as the tick-borne illness continues to spread and intensify, especially in the Midcoast and Down East regions. Lyme rates in those regions ...

Lyme disease cases set a new record in Maine this year, especially in the midcoast and Down East Maine, according to the ...

Matthew Robbins, a Fish and Wildlife Biologist with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, explained that animals like deer and moose are more affected by ticks as a parasite, which can ...

Now, the ticks that hitch a ride on birds may be spreading easier and establishing themselves in newer locales due to climate change. The findings are detailed in a study published November 18 in ...

Aardema said New Jersey's most dangerous kind is the blacklegged tick, formerly known as the deer tick. It is a common vector of Lyme disease. Though these parasites are commonly thought of as ...

Deer check stations, such as this one last fall, will continue during firearm deer season for those counties currently with chronic wasting disease in Illinois, which is altering its approach to ...