The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

Experts said the more mild winters and prolonged warm periods in Connecticut have created more friendly conditions for tick ...

Mar. 22—Deer tick activity surged this week in Maine as warmer weather stirred the Lyme disease-carrying arachnids out of their dormant winter state to begin searching for hosts. Griffin Dill ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Tick activity is expected to pick up quickly as the weather continues to warm this spring. With the weather getting warmer, ticks are remerging the season but there are some ...

If you spot a tick right now, it's most likely an adult deer tick, which can transmit Lyme disease. Deer tick activity surged this week in Maine as warmer weather stirred the Lyme disease-carrying ...

Dr. Megan Linske, a vector ecologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said she's seen changes in new ...

There is concern at CAES with invasive species such as Asian longhorned ticks, which were noticed in Connecticut in 2018.

the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station says blacklegged ticks- also known as deer ticks- were the most common. However, two emerging species- lone star ticks and long horned ticks- were ...

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...

Black-legged ticks: Also known as deer ticks, they are found throughout the eastern United States. This tick can spread a number of pathogens including anaplasmosis, Lyme disease, borrelia ...

Black-legged ticks: Also known as deer ticks, they are found throughout the eastern United States. This tick can spread a number of pathogens including anaplasmosis, Lyme disease, borrelia ...

State researchers released on Monday findings from their 2024 statewide tick surveillance program. The Center for Vector ...