Tick bites are common, and with the rising incidences of Lyme disease, engorged ticks are a concern. However, not all ticks ...

Here's what to know about ticks in New York and how to reduce your risk of tick-borne diseases while enjoying time outdoors ...

It's probably a brown dog tick, which can be found across the continental USA, or an American dog tick. They're pretty hard to tell apart though brown dog ticks can cause a nasty home infestation ...

Visits to the Emergency Room for tick bites this summer are spiking well above those of previous years, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data (CDC) shows. CDC statistics, compiled in ...

With tick activity hitting alarming highs this summer, Terminix®, a Rentokil Terminix company, announced today its first-ever comprehensive ranking of the Top 25 Most Tick-Infested U.S. States. Based ...

As tick season is well underway in Fort Leonard Wood, medical professionals at the General Leonard Wood Army Community ...

Common ticks of Virginia The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is about 5 mm long, dark brown with light wavy lines on its back. The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) ...

A London woman is warning pet owners in the Long Point area to be vigilant after a rare tick-borne disease killed her dog. A ...

Different infected ticks can cause different diseases beyond Lyme. A wood tick, shown here, refers to the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor ...

With the weather slowly warming up, people and pets alike are bound to come across ticks, which could potentially lead to illnesses such as lyme disease. While tick exposure can happen at any time ...

The American dog tick It is not a carrier of Lyme disease, but it can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever. In its adult stage, it prefers to bite dogs and humans.