TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A new study from The Ohio State University shows a major increase in the risk of being bitten by a tick infected with bacteria that cause Lyme disease here in Ohio. And the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Will it get cold enough to kill ticks and why do we have more of them in Pennsylvania? Those are two common questions a Penn State ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nothing can ruin a beautiful day spent out of doors than finding a tick attached to your body. Ticks are common all throughout the United ...

Given the heavy snow and persistent cold the Poconos experienced this winter, residents may be hoping the season wiped out ticks. But in fact, snowy winters can actually help ticks survive. Nicole ...

Veterinary researchers have confirmed a previously unknown tick-borne infection in dogs, and the discovery is sharpening concern that household pets can signal new threats for people long before human ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — No doubt, it has been a very cold and snowy winter in West Michigan. While we have felt the impact on the roads and on our faces, there is another impact you might not have ...

Most people believe ticks are only a problem in the spring and summer, when other insects arrive on the South Carolina scene to pester residents. However, just because you can't see something doesn't ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Lyme disease is no longer a problem happening somewhere else. Health experts say cases in Ohio have exploded, and the risk is real even here in the Miami Valley. As Sam Sofio ...

“It’s winter, so I don’t have to worry about ticks.” If someone says this, know one thing: they’re WRONG. In this steadily warming world, many of our old ideas about the insects, birds, mammals and ...

Freezing temperatures do not kill ticks, as they have evolved sophisticated ways to survive the winter. Land management, forest regrowth, and deer populations are bigger factors in tick numbers than ...

As Connecticut experiences a historic stretch of below freezing temperatures, ticks in the state may see a moderate decrease in their population but may not be as affected by the cold snap as expected ...

Adult blacklegged ticks can be active throughout the winter whenever temperatures are above freezing and there is no snow cover. The rebound of forests and deer populations in Pennsylvania has created ...