The blacklegged tick is perhaps the biggest threat because it’s the only tick species that can transmit Lyme disease, a ...

One of the most common diseases ticks can transfer is Lyme disease, Hayes said. The black-legged tick is the primary vector ...

The ticks in Wisconsin can be grouped into two categories: common and not-so-common. Here, we’ll discover the three most ...

Striking fear and disgust into the hearts of many, ticks are an omnipresent fact of life. They live in all fifty US states ...

Babesiosis typically occurs in the Northeast and the Upper Midwest, but new research suggests rare cases are emerging in the ...

FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick. Another mild winter and other favorable factors ...

The black-legged tick, also known as the deer tick ... According to DNREC, ticks in the larval and nymph life stages are more likely to feed on small hosts such as rodents, rabbits and birds ...

Woodchuck ticks? Squirrel ticks? Brown dog tick? Blacklegged tick? Did you know that 14 different species of ticks have been identified in Vermont? You can visit the Vermont Department of Health’s ...

Last October, KDPH and a handful of partners performed a week of tick surveillance with a goal of collecting blacklegged ticks. Blacklegged ticks, also known as deer ticks, are responsible for ...

According to DNREC, ticks in the larval and nymph life stages are more ... a round body shape and white flecks on their backs. Blacklegged and American Dog ticks are some of the most common ...

Lyme disease is primarily spread through blacklegged tick bites, which is why it’s important to be careful when you’re outside this summer. Dr. Christopher Bazzoli, an emergency medicine ...