News

I'm always testing new gadgets that can help you around the house or at the office. These are the most popular ones ZDNET ...
The Allegheny County Health Department’s vector control specialist, Nick Baldauf, is kicking off mosquito and tick surveillance season by monitoring ticks in Schenley Park and Highland Park.
Is the state seeing any new species? Yes. There are two, relatively new tick species in the Land of Lincoln. The new ticks do not require additional knowledge for Illinoisans to prevent or remove ...
Asian longhorned ticks were first discovered in the U.S. in 2017 on a New Jersey sheep farm just north of Philadelphia. Since then, the invasive ticks have spread to 22 states, said Keith Price, who ...
America has a tick problem. While the overall number of ticks may not be increasing annually, the species of ticks that call particular regions of the nation home have changed. Previously, only ...
Thanks to warming winters and milder temperatures, ticks are thriving in more parts of the country than ever before — bringing the risk of tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.
As the weather warms and more people spend time outside, health professionals are reminding the public that parasites like ticks are active. Like many pet owners, Rafael Vivas of Manchester is ...
Family of man who died from tick-borne illness wants people to remember to check themselves 02:38. The family of a Massachusetts man who died after a tick bite wants everyone to take ticks ...
Here’s a smart way to fight ticks, according to a tick expert. Spray shoes with permethrin, an insecticide, once a month, says public health entomologist Thomas Mather, who goes by the nickname ...