I’d done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid a tick bite: Tucked permethrin-impregnated pants into permethrin-impregnated socks. Sprayed picaridin on my boots. Once indoors, I removed my outdoor ...

The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention When you think about ticks, you might ...

The life span of a deer tick is about two years and they develop through three stages: larva, nymph and adult. Their bite is painless and often is unnoticed, but they can carry Lyme disease. Photo ...