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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 ...

South Carolina has plenty of annoying and sometimes dangerous creatures, but ticks can be particularly bad. They’re creepy and crawly, but they also bite for the sole purpose of gorging themselves on ...

Despite decades of public health messaging about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, cases continue to rise, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...