We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nothing can ruin a beautiful day spent out of doors than finding a tick attached to your body. Ticks are common all throughout the United ...

Last spring I took my dog on a walk in a state park while visiting family in Florida. It was a cool day (for Florida, anyway), and the trail was lined with tropical plants. Just as I was feeling ...

Tis the season of the ticks — and a time for residents to cover up and take precautions. A bite from a tiny tick can cause Lyme and other diseases, such as Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, and ...

ADVICE TO HELP YOU AND YOUR PETS STAY SAFE. YOU MIGHT EXPECT TICKS ON A HIKE IN THE WOODS, BUT THEY COULD BE LURKING MUCH CLOSER TO HOME. YOUR OWN BACKYARD CAN BE A HOT SPOT, TOO. CONSUMER REPORTS IS ...

I’d done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid a tick bite: Tucked permethrin-impregnated pants into permethrin-impregnated socks. Sprayed picaridin on my boots. Once indoors, I removed my outdoor ...

Ick, the dreaded tick! If you're finding ticks in your home, here's how to get rid of them, plus prevent that from happening again.

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PITTSFIELD — Kerry Martel won’t take the family’s golden retriever, Gronk, to Kirvin Park anymore for one very small, but mighty reason: there's too many ticks. “I kept pulling them off and pulling ...

BOONE, N.C. — When Appalachian State biology professor Steve Seagle drags for ticks near the Boone Greenway Trail, he has a pretty good sense of what he’ll find. “It’s almost certainly going to be a ...