Red meat allergy from tick bites—alpha-gal syndrome—may affect up to 450,000 Americans. Learn the causes, symptoms, and how ...

Grab your long socks, because this summer is shaping up to be the highest activity tick season the country has seen in nearly ...

A “roadblock” is what veteran Suffolk County journalist Peter Boody, a former reporter and editor, and now a public official, ...

Ticks generally prefer to hang out in moist, shaded areas, such as leaf litter, tall grass, and ground covers. Keep your grass short, and minimize tall vegetation near your home, especially dense ...

The tick surge is catching public health officials off guard. Emergency room visits due to tick bites are the highest they've ...

A warmer, longer tick season can change what people might bring home.

Lyme disease and alpha-gal syndrome are threatening Ohio and Michigan with a one-two punch.

In 2025, six submissions to the state's tick identification service were determined to be lone star ticks. This year there ...

The University of New Hampshire is getting an $8 million grant to study ticks, the diseases they spread and the environments ...

Step outside for a walk in Kansas’ outdoors and you may pick up one or more ticks. Here’s what species you’ll need to watch ...

Social media is abuzz with news about ticks and tick-borne diseases actively spreading across Illinois, with many counties ...

The tiniest menace of summer doesn't care if you're hiking through the woods, walking the dog or pulling weeds in your ...