Whether you’re camping for the weekend, hiking local trails or barbecuing in your backyard, there’s one unwanted visitor you always need to watch out for: ticks. The tiny pests are easy to miss, and ...

Here’s what to know about these parasites.

Long Star ticks are generally found in the West, but they've recently made the jump to the East Coast, too. (NIAID/) This story originally featured on Outdoor Life. Our love of the outdoors can bring ...

Four nonnative tick species have been identified in the state in recent years. The ticks “were identified on human travelers returning to Connecticut from 2019 to 2023,” according to the Connecticut ...

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...

A new study from The Ohio State University shows a major increase in the risk of being bitten by a tick infected with ...

Two emerging tick species, including one that is known to cause a red meat allergy, are on the rise in Connecticut. Researchers at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station recently released ...

A common misconception is that ticks only surface during warm weather -- this is not true.

This photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Lone Star tick. James Gathany U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention South Carolina has plenty of ...

Ticks are staying alive this winter due to a combination of leaf litter and snow that provides enough warmth for ticks to ...