Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for ...

York, Maine, sprayed Bog Road Fields with insecticide due to a high volume of tick reports. Ticks were reported on playground equipment, picnic tables, and the building. Warmer winters and a larger ...

Ticks are becoming more prevalent in the Northeast. An online seminar Wednesday evening offered information on identifying ticks, the diseases they carry, how to protect people, pets and livestock and ...

ST. JOSEPH, MO (News-Press NOW) -- Tick season has been in full force for the past few weeks, and experts warn that the risk will remain high through the summer. In Northwest Missouri, tick activity ...