The advice to prevent and treat tick bites remains the same: scan your body for tick bites after spending time outdoors, ...

Send ticks packing by clearing away their favorite foods and habitats, and adopting repellents and landscaping techniques ...

As cooler regions experience milder winters, those areas are becoming more hospitable to many tick species, Ben Hottel, an Atlantic-based entomologist with Orkin, the pest control company, told Fox ...

Emergency room visits for tick bites are at a six-year high. Here’s how to prevent tick bites, and what to do if you get bitten.

Ticks can be active in any season and it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — ...

Ticks are most active in summer, the same time people also flock to the woods and prairies where the creatures live.

Consumer Reports’ Paul Hope says a few simple steps can help keep your yard tick-free. It starts with the grass. Ticks love ...

The blacklegged tick (or deer tick) is best known for transmitting Lyme disease, especially in the Northeast, Midwest, and Appalachian regions.

It’s not just the hiking trail where you need to worry about ticks. These arthropods are now a problem in major cities—and they've brought disease with them.