Lone star ticks and Asian longhorned ticks are rising in CT, raising concerns about alpha-gal syndrome and ehrlichiosis.

Blacklegged tick populations in New England and New York aren’t exploding, but the number of ticks carrying disease-causing ...

Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia are seeing unusually aggressive tick activity this year. As tick season rolls around, residents of tick-prone areas in the U.S. are readying to ...

Lab analyst Diana Wendelin gently adjusts a slide under a microscope. An enlarged image of a tick comes into focus on her computer screen. “So, the first thing I'm looking at is called the scutum.

But while the tiny creatures may look uniform to the untrained eye, there are subtle differences in shape, color, and behavior among species that hint at the level of risk they pose to humans.

While it’s hard to quantify exactly how many more ticks there are, D.C. area researchers say the population is growing and ...

If you couldn’t join us for our Tim McDermott’s talk on ticks last May, you missed a great session, but this article will ...

Experts are predicting a severe tick season for North America in 2026, including propagation of the lone star species whose bites can trigger potentially lethal red meat allergies in humans. But there ...

The infamous Cuban dictator once scoffed that no one could kill him. He wasn’t lying.

The smile permanently etched on Dr. Gregory Maassen’s face attracted attention as much as his orange safety vest did. But the ...