Ick, the dreaded tick! If you're finding ticks in your home, here's how to get rid of them, plus prevent that from happening again.

The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) is about 5 mm in length or less, light reddish-brown with a central white spot on the back of most of the adults. The brown tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) is ...

Emergency departments are seeing a notable increase in patients with tick bites, and the state epidemiologist said a tick species previously eradicated in the region is now spreading again in ...

Marshfield Clinic Research Institute is asking Wisconsin residents to send in ticks.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Spring and Summer are peak seasons for ticks. Tick bites are often harmless, but they can cause allergic reactions, and some ticks can pass on diseases that can be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the parasites may be small, their bite brings a risk of infectious diseases, health experts with WebMD warn. "Tick-borne ...