Ticks have to be some of the most widely despised creatures in existence despite their important role in the ecosystem. They are found all across the United States, hanging out in almost every place ...

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country ...

ENT copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Invasive species -- Ticks from Africa -- Ticks from the Afro-Caribbean region -- Ticks from ...

Powassan is a rare, but serious disease. Its rarity presents a challenge to those who study it. Research in a lab setting requires strict safety controls and investments that are hard to come by for ...

The nonnative species from Europe, Latin America and Eastern Africa reached the United States by latching on to travelers, a study by researchers in the state shows, offering clues about how ticks ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – More and more people are being bitten by ticks in Upstate New York, and those ticks are increasingly carrying multiple diseases, new data shows. And that means more serious illnesses ...

Scientists with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station are warning that ticks are now active in Connecticut as results of the state’s tick surveillance program show a growth in the number of ...