Black-legged ticks, like the adult female pictured, are found throughout South Carolina. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention As South Carolinians enjoy the great outdoors this summer, it’s ...

A tick spreads its legs across the veins of a leaf - Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock Ticks are like something out of a horror movie. They're tiny, have eight legs, and burrow into your skin when you ...

If you love exploring the great outdoors, you will no doubt be aware of the dangers that ticks pose. These blood-sucking critters can latch onto the skin of dogs, cats, and humans, and are ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — Despite dropping temperatures along Michigan’s lakeshore, area veterinarians warn that ticks remain a threat to pets and their owners throughout fall, winter, and spring. Steve Fazer ...

Study shows many ticks carry several infections, increasing health risks and making diagnosis harder after bites.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Of the 10,000 ticks collected across Connecticut last year, researchers with the Connecticut ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One spreads Lyme disease. The bite of another may cause a lifelong meat allergy. And yet another is new in town, having traveled north from warmer climates toting Rocky Mountain ...

Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick, has been documented in 24 Ohio counties. The USDA has confirmed a tick removed from a dog in Butler County is of the invasive Asian longhorned ...

NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - State scientists said that rare exotic tick species that were detected in the state likely got there by hitchhiking on human travelers. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment ...