A new invasive tick species was recently found in St. Louis County, with more sightings expected this spring and summer.

A new invasive tick species was recently found in St. Louis County, with more sightings expected this spring and summer.

Chiggers are active beginning in April, says K-State’s Raymond Cloyd, and are usually found in areas with unmanaged vegetation, as well as parks, golf courses, sports fields and other grassy areas.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are projected as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest by both Jerry Palm of CBS Sports and Joe Lunardi of ESPN in the latest Bracketology posts released Tuesday. Palm moved the ...

Getting a tick bite can be understandably scary: They're most often discussed in the context of people developing Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that can either be easily treated if caught ...

Unfortunately, the ticks are tiny. During the nymphal stage, when they are most likely to spread Lyme disease, they are the size of a poppy seed. Adults are about as big as a sesame seed.

A recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases has revealed a concerning development in tick-borne allergies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with ...

The start of the new season isn’t just bringing warmer weather but ticks, too. With the snow gone and the grass starting to show again, you can expect to find ticks hiding in wooded areas.

It’s rare, but in some cases a tick bite can cause a person to develop an allergy to red meat. Most cases, scientists believe, are linked to the lone star tick, a species typically found in the ...