In fact, adult black-legged ticks stand up to winter weather just fine, and deer tick season never really ends, said Jody L.

Rich said the most effective way to avoid tick bites is to treat clothing with permethrin, a chemical that can kill ticks and other arthropods within minutes. If a tick does bite, the time it ...

There are a few things you can do to create tick-free zones in your yard, according to the scientists at the pest management program: Make areas of the yard where you and family spend time as open and ...

Any ticks that are found should be removed. Tumble dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill ticks on dry clothing after you come indoors. If the clothes are damp, additional time ...

Piperacillin, an antibiotic in the same class as penicillin, effectively cured mice of Lyme disease at 100-times less than the effective dose of doxycycline, the current gold standard treatment. At ...

The Indiana Department of Health says recent death in Floyd County is being blamed on ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness.