Disease-carrying insects are no longer confined to the tropics or to a short summer season. From mosquitoes and ticks to the so-called kissing bug, a growing body of research shows that these vectors ...

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 ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, or MDHHS, is encouraging residents to take steps to avoid tick bites. As the weather warms, transmission of tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease ...

Having any kind of bug latch onto you is unpleasant, but ticks come with another level of concern given the diseases they carry. Tick repellents for humans help protect you from these blood-sucking ...

Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever. Another mild winter and other favorable factors likely means the 2024 tick population ...

LANSING – It’s officially tick season across Michigan. As warmer weather approaches, so does the increased risk of encounters with the tiny parasites. And while there are more than 20 known species in ...

Texas ticks are most active between May and September, according to Sonja Swiger, a professor in Texas A&M University’s entomology program. Arthropod populations, including insects and arachnids such ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One spreads Lyme disease. The bite of another may cause a lifelong meat allergy. And yet another is new in town, having traveled north from warmer climates toting Rocky Mountain ...

Deep in their bellies, ticks carry diseases like Lyme Disease, ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Spotted Mountain Fever.

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a black-legged tick, which is also known as a deer tick. We’ll deliver breaking news directly to your inbox.