Another consequence of Wyoming's abnormally warm winter is a much earlier tick season. Entomologist Mikenna Smith says not only are ticks out and ...

Quick Take If you share your home with a dog or cat, you also share it with invisible commuters: parasites looking for a warm meal. Fleas and ticks do not need a dirty house to move in. All it takes ...

On a warm spring day, disease ecologist Daniel Salkeld is hiking the hills of coastal scrub and chaparral of Marin County, north of San Francisco. It's his favorite spot to collect ticks. As he walks, ...

A humble group of African ticks set a new record for their species surviving 27 years in a laboratory. Eight of those years the tick spent without any food, according to a recent study published in ...

Ticks are bothersome pests that can cause a myriad of problems, but a few spritzes or drops of this oil can safely keep them away from you and your property.