Wisconsin tick activity has hit its seasonal peak, and state health officials warn that nymphal deer ticks are currently driving the widespread activity. These poppyseed-sized young ticks are actually ...

As the weather gets warmer, ticks will become more prevalent across Wisconsin, putting both people and their pets at risk. In 2025, the number of hospitalizations for tick bites in Wisconsin peaked in ...

(WFRV) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has warned individuals statewide that tick levels are at their peak for the season. Their most recent data reveals it’s nymphal deer (blacklegged) ...

(NEXSTAR) — It’s been a gnarly year for ticks already in the U.S., with hospital visits spurred by tick bites reaching highs we haven’t seen in years. What that tick may spread to you, however, can ...

The Marshfield Clinic Research Institute launched a citizen science project to study ticks in Wisconsin. Participants can request a free kit to collect and mail in ticks they find on people or pets.

CONSTRUCTION SIGNS YOU MAY SEE ON THE ROADWAY WELL AS YOU HEAD OUTDOORS THIS WEEKEND, BE SURE TO BE MINDFUL OF TICKS. >> SO THEY’RE KIND OF EMERGING SOONER THAN USUAL. WEATHERWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST ...

A black-legged tick (pictured above), also known as a deer tick, crawls on a leafy plant. Full Lake Effect Conversation with Xia Lee, Public Health Entomologist for the Wisconsin Department of Health ...

A new tick-borne bacterium that can cause illness in humans has been discovered in Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

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 ...