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.

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

You’re a lot more likely to be bitten by a lone star than a blacklegged tick in areas where they’re both common. Here’s what you need to know about this increasingly common species of tick.

Spring may be the season for warming weather and blooming flowers, but that’s not all that emerges this time of year.

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 ...

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 ...