Tick season is getting longer, wider and far more dangerous. Scientists across the U.S. are sounding the alarm as tick populations not only explode in numbers but display behavior that could put ...

New modeling research shows ticks survive not through resistance but by exploiting where treated cattle rarely travel.

Texas A&M AgriLife scientists have uncovered new insights into how cattle fever ticks survive and spread across South Texas, ...

Tick found on the author's forearm, March 2024. I recently felt a slight tickle on my left forearm and watched a tiny tick, about the size of a chia seed, crawl up my wrist. Then I recalled walking ...

INLAND NORTHWEST – As tick season unfolds in the Inland Northwest, concerns are rising about the possibility of a severe tick season. Hugh Lefcort, a biologist at Gonzaga University, has been ...

Southwest Virginia is a hotspot for tick-borne disease— with some of the highest per-person rates of Lyme disease in the ...

The warm weather sees us venturing into our yards and further afield, but while we enjoy spending time in nature, a few pesky critters are waiting to give us a bite. Ticks are notorious for hiding in ...

With the spring season less than a week old, Facebook feeds are already filling with users bewildered over the discovery of a tick on themselves or their pet. "This early?" they ask, posting a photo ...