MSU researchers test oral treatments for wild deer to curb rising tick-borne illnesses

As cases of Lyme disease continue to rise across Michigan, researchers at Michigan State University are investigating an ...
WLRN

Tick season is getting worse. Can managing deer help?

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia Barbatti moved with her family to Martha's Vineyard full time. It's an idyllic beach island off the coast of Massachusetts, a summer retreat for ...

How the aggressive lone star tick unleashed a hidden meat allergy on millions of Americans

Once confined to the Southeast, aggressive lone star ticks have expanded across North America due to warming climates and growing deer populations. Their bites can transmit alpha-gal, a severe allergy ...

On New York's Fire Island, scientists fenced deer out of two sites; over 4 years, young lone star ticks were reduced by 48.4%, but adult ticks were not controlled

Discover how fencing deer on Fire Island reduced young lone star ticks by 48.4% but failed to control adult ticks. Learn ...

The bears will hibernate, ticks will not

The Maine CDC is reminding residents that ticks do not hibernate or die off in the winter, despite popular belief.
Newsday

To make Long Island safe from ticks, cull more deer

There’s a linear way of thinking about the increasing spread of tick-borne illnesses on Long Island: To proliferate, ticks need food, and Long Island’s overabundant deer offer ticks a lot of blood ...
News 8000

Young deer ticks driving increase in activity statewide

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin's high levels of tick activity can be largely attributed to young deer ticks, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Wednesday. The newest data released by the DHS ...
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