A close-up shot of a tick moving across someone's pants - Rbkomar/Getty Images While we often think of ticks as creatures lurking in the wild, their eggs can make themselves at home in the most ...

As the weather warms up, few of us can resist a nice evening walk through the park or a trip to the countryside to immerse ourselves in natural surroundings. It’s common to notice a sudden itch or ...

South Carolina has plenty of annoying and sometimes dangerous creatures, but ticks can be particularly bad. They’re creepy and crawly, but they also bite for the sole purpose of gorging themselves on ...

Lyme disease cases in the U.S. trace back to the blacklegged tick, also called the deer tick. Learn how to identify and avoid ...

Va. (WSET) — Health officials with the Virginia Department of Health are putting together a tick survey. The goal is to help people identify which tick bit them, so you can know if you need to see a ...

An exotic, invasive tick species has now been documented in Kansas. On Thursday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) alerted the public of ...

In Fairfax County, Virginia, the health department is working to “fight the bite” of mosquitoes by visiting residents' homes and providing advice on how to reduce the pests. Through Fairfax County’s ...