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Experience the excruciating pain of being stung by a tarantula hawk—it's like nothing else!

Tick bites often go unnoticed at first, but they can carry serious health risks. These tiny parasites can carry diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, as well as dangerous ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Ticks have been named the National Pest Management Association’s 2025 Pest of the Year, as emergency room visits for tick bites reach a five-year high nationwide and public health ...

Lone star ticks, which originated in the southern United States, are on the move, potentially complicating the diagnosis of tickborne diseases in areas where they now overlap with ticks that cause ...

As people with α-gal syndrome seek to boost awareness, researchers are looking to harness the molecule for new therapies ...

What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is a bacterial tick-borne disease that affects animals (dogs, horses, rarely cats) and ...

Managing alpha-gal syndrome, a tickborne allergy to mammalian products like red meat and dairy, can be hard for anyone. But ...

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