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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the weather slowly warming up, people and pets alike are bound to come across ticks, which could potentially lead to ...

Tick season is a bit less frightening when you’re prepared with a tick removal tool Spring may be the season for warming weather and blooming flowers, but that’s not all that emerges this time of year ...

As tick season approaches, experts warn that Illinois residents should be even more wary as the type of ticks in the state increases and the season lengthens. Researchers discovered the Asian ...

Whether you’re camping for the weekend, hiking local trails or barbecuing in your backyard, there’s one unwanted visitor you always need to watch out for: ticks. The tiny pests are easy to miss, and ...

Ticks are commonly found in grassy or wooded areas and can be brought into homes on pets or clothing. Ticks can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and alpha-gal ...

ILLINOIS, Ill. (WCIA) — Tick season has arrived in Illinois. While there are around 15 different known species in Illinois, experts warn that there are a couple you should watch out for as ticks ...

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. — Michigan regulators are alerting the community that they've detected the first Asian longhorned tick in the state. Asian longhorned ticks are described as an invasive pest that ...

A new study from The Ohio State University shows a major increase in the risk of being bitten by a tick infected with ...

A common misconception is that ticks only surface during warm weather -- this is not true.

Spring may be the season for warming weather and blooming flowers, but that’s not all that emerges this time of year. Unfortunately, it’s also when ticks are extremely active, particularly in wooded ...