Changes to forests, and how close people and their livestock live to them, have changed tick habitats and the risks humans ...

If you've noticed bites on you or your pet, you're dealing with a flea or tick infestation in your yard. Combating them ...

Use a repellent containing DEET. There are plenty of products available in all kinds of formulations. Some liquid formulations of DEET can be rubbed on the skin and will normally provide protection ...

All ticks can carry diseases to pets and humans. But it’s the deer/black-legged ticks that can transmit Lyme disease. These account for about 20% of the ticks found in Michigan.

Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, ...

That doesn’t mean you’re in the clear if you don’t have a bull’s eye rash; you may just be one of the other 20 to 30 percent.

A new CDC report finds lone star ticks, southern pests whose bites can cause a severe meat allergy called alpha-gal syndrome, ...

Ticks are parasites that bite and feed on humans and pets. They can spread Lyme disease and other infections. Here's what to know.

“Suburbanization has resulted in more human contact with ticks as people moved into suburban forested areas and deer hunting was restricted for safety,” he explained.

Learn about an unlikely strategy for repelling ticks that involves a compound secreted by the skin of donkeys, which may help prevent the spread of Lyme disease.

There have been no confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease in the Lehigh Valley proper, but a deer management area covers ...

“There is research underway to treat deer that will kill ticks with an oral bait, but it is grossly underfunded in favor of human vaccines promoted by the pharmaceutical industry.” ...