The deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), also known as the black-legged tick, is one of the smallest ticks found in forests, shrubs ...

Ticks are parasitic arachnids that feed on the blood of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. They vary in size and ...

Does the rise in diseases like Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever mean tick populations are on the rise? Are there ...

Soon, we will no longer be seeing wood ticks (also called American dog ticks). It wasn’t that long ago when you couldn’t go outdoors, especially around grassy, weedy areas without attracting a horde ...

A press release from the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD): The tiny ticks that spread Lyme disease and other illnesses are on the move. Recent survey results from the Metropolitan ...

It’s long been known that ticks, particularly black-legged or deer ticks, carry Lyme Disease. They pick it up in their pupa or larval stages and pass it on to their sources of food like deer.

While ticks bite year-round, the deer tick, also known as the black-legged tick, tends to prefer cooler, wetter conditions but more importantly — it is the tick that can carry Lyme disease.

Monday’s record high temperatures have signaled across the area that springtime and warmer temperatures aren’t too far away ...