"The state's coastal climate, extensive forests, and suburban landscapes provide ideal conditions for [them] to thrive." ...

Whether you’re camping for the weekend, hiking local trails or barbecuing in your backyard, there’s one unwanted visitor you always need to watch out for: ticks. The tiny pests are easy to miss, and ...

South Carolina has plenty of annoying and sometimes dangerous creatures, but ticks can be particularly bad. They’re creepy and crawly, but they also bite for the sole purpose of gorging themselves on ...

The Asian longhorned tick (ALHT) was detected during routine tick surveillance at Grand Mere State Park in Berrien County. The tick is not known to spread Lyme disease, but, based on lab studies, may ...

The lone star tick, which is known for its aggressive nature and bites that can cause alpha-gal syndrome, or red meat allergy, as well as other dangerous viruses, is spreading across the United States ...

This photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Lone Star tick. James Gathany U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention South Carolina has plenty of ...

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Four nonnative exotic tick species have been identified in Connecticut in recent years, according to reporting from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES).

Until recently, scientists thought a rare and potentially deadly meat allergy was transmitted by just one species of tick found in the U.S. — the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). However, new ...

An invasive tick species is creeping its way into more parts of the country, as warming temperatures help it spread a little-known infection that can leave people with debilitating symptoms, and in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The first Asian longhorned ticks in the state have been found in Berrien County. Calvin University researchers found the two ticks during routine surveillance at Grand ...