Several species of ticks are native to Montana, and they are a common sight for runners, hikers and campers in the spring and summer months. But for the first time, specialists in Montana have ...

As warmer months are approaching, a local health expert has started sounding the alarm on the dangers of tick season — ...

If the head of an embedded tick pulls away from its body ... No. Lyme disease is transmitted only by infected deer ticks or black-legged ticks. And not all ticks that can carry diseases do.

While ticks can be active year-round, spring marks the start of peak tick season, when they’re most prevalent.

A tick removed from a hunting dog in Dawson County was confirmed to be the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis, also called ...

Powassan virus is primarily transmitted to humans by one of Minnesota’s 13 tick species: the blacklegged tick, also known as ...

However, certain ticks, like the blacklegged (deer) tick, can survive in winter ... and ensuring that no part of the tick has stayed embedded in your pet's skin. A cold compress can help alleviate ...

A recent study shows that two additional tick species can transmit the red meat allergy alpha-gal syndrome. Which species can be found in Alabama?

The black-legged tick, also known as the deer tick, is the parasite that transmits Lyme disease and is common in the Northeast. The three most common ticks in New York are the deer (black-legged ...

And with it, comes tick season. “They emerge from the soil and are actually quite ravenous,” Dr. Ben Clarke shared. The immunologist and professor of biomedical sciences is studying deer ticks ...

tick and the majority of the remainder were the deer (blacklegged) tick. Much of that difference is likely due to the larger wood ticks being easier to spot than the smaller deer ticks.