WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you’ve been outside hiking, gardening or ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Do you think that if you don’t go in the woods, you can avoid ticks? Think again. Ticks have now been found in parks, lawns, and they even climb buildings. Ticks are active as long as ...

Tick season is officially here – but in Delaware it never really leaves, according to the state’s leading tick-expert. Efforts are in place to monitor tick populations in public lands with the help of ...

(WISH) — Ticks are no longer confined to the woods; they are now found in parks, lawns, and even climbing buildings, posing a year-round threat in some areas as long as temperatures remain above 39 ...

The business end of a blacklegged tick. Formerly called deer ticks, blacklegged ticks are unique in their ability to pick up diseases from small mammals like field mice and transmit them to humans, ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — Despite dropping temperatures along Michigan’s lakeshore, area veterinarians warn that ticks remain a threat to pets and their owners throughout fall, winter, and spring. Steve Fazer ...

[In the player above, watch a previous FOX 8 segment on protecting dogs from tick bites.] WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it’s important to check for and remove the ...