Ticks are perhaps scary for their bloodsucking nature, and there are quite a few other insects that look like them. However, those insects are quite different.

If you’re spending time outdoors, especially during peak tick season, it’s essential to use the best tick repellent products. “There is nothing good that happens when a tick attaches to the human body ...

A recently arrived disease-carrying tick from down South is spreading through Connecticut, and a fatal deer virus new to the state is being transmitted by gnats. Scientists believe climate change may ...

Scientists have found a new way to repel and kill ticks and mosquitos using a natural ingredient found in grapefruit and cedar trees, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

With warm weather and longer days also comes the beginning of tick season. Tick season has already started in many parts of the U.S. and if you like being outdoors, you should be taking precautions.

Insect and tick-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and Lyme disease, are serious health threats which cause human misery, hardship and more than one million deaths worldwide ...

SAUGATUCK, Mich. — As it gets warmer outside, West Michiganders might see ticks. Many people already say they've been seeing more than usual, especially along the lakeshore. But experts say people may ...

The Environmental Protection Agency approved a fragrant and relatively safe chemical as a defense against ticks and mosquitoes on Monday. The chemical, nootkatone, smells and tastes like grapefruit ...

Most people do not realize that some insects can live on or inside the human body. These bugs see us as a warm and safe place where they can feed, grow and even lay eggs. Some hide in our hair, some ...

As spring has arrived and the metro-east has warm, rainy days in the forecast, residents can expect one problematic pest to emerge earlier than usual. Illinois and the greater Midwest will see a ...