GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — With the weather getting a lot nicer, we’re all spending a lot more time outside with our pets, and if you don’t want to end up spending time at the veterinarian's office, you’re ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The sun was shining and temperatures warmed up into the 80s Wednesday and that brought a lot of people out to take their dogs for a walk at Forest Park in Springfield. But ...

As Michigan’s weather warms, both ticks and humans are waking up from their winter dormancy – that means they could cross paths. And there’s nothing a tick likes more than to hitchhike on you and your ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As we continue to enter tick season in Central Texas, it’s important to keep up to date with medications for your pet to keep them safe. KXAN Meteorologist Tommy House sat down with ...

Whether we like it or not, ticks live all around us -- from the woods to our lawns. When they spot their prey, they will crawl on and attack. And with every bite, there’s a risk of disease. “Things ...

Summertime in northern Michigan means bugs – including the parasitic kind! Parasites like ticks can cause serious diseases when left untreated. While the best scenario is to dodge them altogether, ...

Ticks are a fact of outdoor life throughout the United States. These blood-feeding arachnids (joint-legged invertebrate animals) become active every year after the first frost. While every creature ...

PITTSBURGH — Spring in Western Pennsylvania is prime time for ticks. A Pennsylvania lab that studies ticks told Channel 11 most of the ticks they’re studying are coming from the Pittsburgh area.