Tick bites are surging in Connecticut, and experts say 2026 could be one of the worst years in nearly a decade.

Tick populations are booming and seasons are lasting longer. Learn why tick-borne illness risks are rising and how older adults can stay safe outdoors.

There is an increasing need for signs such the one seen here at the entrance to a trail at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, New York, warning of ticks. (Photo by James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty ...

The tick population is “exploding” all across the United States, as spurred by warming temperatures. And Pennsylvania was found to have some of the highest rates of ticks in the country. According to ...

Health officials urge Michiganders to take precautions to prevent tick bites as the blood-sucking arachnids spread to more heavily populated areas of the state. The number of Lyme disease cases in ...

Up-close tick encounters are nothing new to Peter Krause. As a tick-borne disease researcher, he’s conducted fieldwork where these parasites live. After one trip to Block Island, off the coast of ...

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NORTHERN MICHIGAN., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Spring is a time when an increase in ticks can start being seen. Experts say they've seen ...

Louanne Macdonald has a peculiar hobby that takes her into the Chilliwack woods in search of blood-sucking parasites.

Alpha-gal syndrome, the tick-borne illness that causes people to develop a serious allergy to meat and dairy, is "an emerging public health concern in Massachusetts," the state epidemiologist says. Dr ...