Blacklegged ticks now account for 99% of reported tick bite illnesses in Vermont, and more than half tested carry Lyme disease.

Climate change is making tick-borne illnesses more common, which makes tick prevention strategies even more critical.

He called. She answered. He was her only sibling. He’d paid to have someone deliver her citrus so that she could avoid scurvy ...

Use insect repellent containing DEET, and stay on paths, trying to avoid tall grass or areas of ferns and bracken.

Bugs found in 29 states, primarily Florida and Texas, may be invading homes and spreading a deadly parasite responsible for a ...

Scores of the US are reporting a higher rate than usual in tick bites which has prompted medics to warn about the many Lyme disease symptoms.

Here’s how to tell the difference between mosquitoes, chiggers and no-see-ums by their bites and how to treat and prevent ...

However, it did cause a health scare for Colt, one of the 7-week-old golden retriever puppies. The bite happened at his skull, fracturing it in three separate places, a July 2 TikTok video posted to ...

This summer's May and June spikes in tick bites are the largest for at least five years in the Northeast, according to data ...

The CDC has confirmed that, so far, July has recorded the highest number of cases since 2017, with children under 10 and ...