Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A short video posted by Kip Adams, Chief Conservation Officer at the National Deer Association, has gone viral on social media, ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

It was a beautiful day in Chicago Monday with plenty of opportunities to get fresh air, but everyone was advised to make sure to prepare for ticks ahead of their relaxing walks. Every few weeks, the ...