Tick bites are increasing alpha-gal meat allergy cases, especially in fragmented suburban and forested landscapes.

With the arrival of spring and summer, the Midwest is bracing for an increase in tick activity – particularly deer ticks, ...

Support our vendetta against deer ticks and Lyme disease by not getting bitten. Use permethrin, picaridin, and common sense. But if you are bitten, don’t panic. Repellent lotions: Cons and a ...

With temperatures rising, more residents will begin to spend more time outside.While spring is a good time to enjoy the comfortable weather, it also marks the b ...

As the weather warms and outdoor activities increase, it’s crucial to be aware of ticks as peak season is now underway.

The lone star tick has made its way to Massachusetts, and the New Bedford Science Café is welcoming an expert to tell us what ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes the lone star tick as “very aggressive,” and it seeks out human ...

Doctors diagnosed him with alpha-gal syndrome, which is caused by a bite from the lone star tick. Patients develop a delayed ...

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Lyme disease is probably the most widely known disease that can result from a bite from the black-legged tick (a.k.a. deer tick, Ixodes scapularis). According to Purdue Medical Entomology, the ...

With the warm weather comes deer ticks. They carry not only Lyme disease but also Powassan virus. "Most of the day is spent in front of a microscope identifying mosquitoes and ticks and black ...

If left unchecked, both overabundant white-tailed deer populations and invasive shrubs like Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) can devastate deciduous native tree regeneration. Yet, a management ...