Ticks are a fact of outdoor life throughout the United States. These blood-feeding arachnids (joint-legged invertebrate animals) become active every year after the first frost. While every creature ...

Are you worried about your kids and pets being exposed to ticks in your own backyard? There is a way to find out where in your yard the blood-sucking pests are hiding out, according to experts. Ticks ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As temperatures rise, the tick season starts earlier, lasts longer, and reaches places it hasn't before, including right in your backyard. But the good news is that you can take ...

TULSA, Okla. — As temperatures rise and climate patterns shift, the tick season now starts earlier, lasts longer, and reaches places it hasn't before, including right in your backyard. The good news, ...

There's something special about walking through your backyard, enjoying your own personal slice of wilderness. Your morning stroll might include watching your dog sniff around their favorite spot or ...

As temperatures rise and climate patterns shift, the tick season starts earlier, lasts longer, and reaches places it hasn't before, including right in your backyard. But the good news is that you can ...

Sometimes the tiniest, out-of-sight pests are the most persistent and frustrating. Ticks certainly fall into that category with their disease-carrying, blood-sucking tendencies that impact both humans ...

With more ticks around, if you're out and about, it's important to stay vigilant. "Long sleeves, long pants, long socks, good shoes. For me, a hat, off and some other spray," Dick Morris, who was out ...

Spring in New England brings warmth, blooming flowers and ample outdoor opportunities. Unfortunately, this time of year also marks the beginning of tick season, significantly raising the risk of Lyme ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you’ve been outside hiking, gardening or ...