We live in an age where superhero films dominate movie theaters. Almost everyone knows the difference between the Hulk and Captain America, and audiences turn up in droves to watch Deadpool (Ryan ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Ticks have been named the National Pest Management Association’s 2025 Pest of the Year, as emergency room visits for tick bites reach a five-year high nationwide and public health ...

Adult blacklegged ticks can be active throughout the winter whenever temperatures are above freezing and there is no snow cover. The rebound of forests and deer populations in Pennsylvania has created ...

Just because it’s cold doesn’t mean ticks are no longer a problem. The creature recently named pest of the year by the National Pest Management Association is still skittering around South Carolina, ...

An Oklahoma invasive species has become a haven for another problematic species, which has the potential to create a range of problems for human, wildlife and livestock health, as well as the ...

The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Tick. Tick. Tick. It was ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — I sat in the car with the window down two months ago as my wife walked into a grocery store. The warm morning sun danced with a cool breeze, providing a perfect opportunity to relax ...

A Reddit post showing a man’s fingers holding a tick has gone viral, earning more than 40,000 upvotes in less than 24 hours. The parasite, which was pulled off u/9274729373837's dog, caught people’s ...

Saturday mornings were once a sacred time for kids: cartoons, cereal, and a few hours of glorious escapism. But not every show delivered predictable fun. Some series went so far off the rails that ...

A longhorned tick, a species native to East Asia, has been discovered in Butler County, Ohio, for the first time, raising concerns for pets, livestock, and humans. Dr. Chantel Raghu, a veterinary ...

Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick, has been documented in 24 Ohio counties. The USDA has confirmed a tick removed from a dog in Butler County is of the invasive Asian longhorned ...

The University of Connecticut Extension is seeking to reduce the risks associated with ticks and tick-borne diseases as they rise in Connecticut. With the expertise of Connecticut Veterinary Medical ...