ZAPATA, Texas (Border Report) — At 82 years old, longtime rancher Renato Ramirez knows the South Texas borderlands. And on a recent day as he looked across the Rio Grande to Mexico he fretted. A group ...

Ticks are small dangerous parasites that live in tall grass waiting for a host animal to walk by. These insects consume the blood of mammals but in doing so, they can introduce their host to a variety ...

As spring progresses into summer, one of nature’s tiniest terrors becomes active: the tick. They are small, almost unnoticeable—until they bite. No matter where you live, you probably have ticks as ...

In Western New York, deer season is over, the venison is processed and stored, deer camps are quiet, and many hunters turn ...

As outdoor lovers, we tend to embrace the idea that time in nature is good for us, but one threat that's become harder to ignore: the growing presence of ticks and the serious diseases they can ...

St. Clair County Health Department partners with the state to monitor ticks and mosquitoes, tracking potential vector-borne illnesses. Residents are urged to take precautions such as using insect ...

While ticks may be a nuisance, they pose a genuine threat to the health of you and your family, as they carry and transmit a variety of pathogens, including those responsible for Lyme disease and ...

Ticks are commonly found in grassy or wooded areas and can be brought into homes on pets or clothing. Ticks can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and alpha-gal ...

Ticks are active in Fairfax County almost year round, including warm winter days. Lyme disease is still the best known and most common disease spread by ticks in Virginia, but there are others such as ...

State and national health officials are encouraging people to take caution as the number of emergency room visits for tick bites spikes. Emergency room visits for tick bites have gone up this year, ...

Ticks don’t just go away in the winter. Ticks can be active anytime the temperature is above freezing, and research shows that tick-borne diseases are on the rise in people and dogs. According to the ...