There are nearly 900 tick species around the world but only about 25 are considered important in the medical and veterinary sphere, the National Library of Medicine said on its website.

Shutterstock Image While the warmer weather brings beautiful flowers and sunshine, it also brings a host of unwanted things.

Wyoming entomologists say ticks are beginning to come out and are warning about two new species that are particularly awful.

A female deer tick (xodes scapularis), one of the two tick species that spread ehrlichiosis in the U.S. © KPixMining via Shutterstock A person’s precious organ ...

An invasive tick species first identified inside the US in New Jersey last fall has apparently survived the winter and has now popped up in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Virginia, West ...

While most use winter as a chance for hibernation, around eight dozen people swarmed to the Brown County Music Center for the “Understanding Tick-borne Illness” conference Feb. 19 hosted by the Brown ...

BILLINGS — A Bozeman hunter’s bird dog has alerted health officials to the possibility that the tick that carries Lyme disease — the most common disease spread by ticks in the United States, estimated ...

According to Huynh, covering as much of the skin as possible when outdoors is the best defense against tick bites. However, ...

By the Minnesota DNR Minnesota DNR hosts webinars on ticks, bluebird recovery The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ...

In addition to adult fleas, heartworm, and intestinal parasites, Simparica TRIO kills five species of ticks and flea larvae, which Advantage Multi does not. You can give the liver-flavored tablets ...