Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

Ticks are harmful to people and pets, and often carry diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), ehrlichiosis and ...

These are the mouthparts of two different kinds of ticks. The mouthpart is what a tick uses to bite and latch onto you or your pets. Each mouthpart has a pair of hooked “teeth” for piercing the skin ...

According to Mather, nymph ticks usually latch on ground level and crawl upward, so you should also examine skin folds, underwear seams, and waistbands. They can also crawl under shirts ...

From itchy bites to chronic diseases, fleas and ticks are unwelcome guests that, once indoors, are just as likely to latch onto you as they are to your pets. The good news is that options for flea ...

The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

Ticks often latch around knee height and crawl up, attach onto the back of one’s arm (if they are wearing short sleeve shirts), or get stuck around bra straps. Mather suggested following the ...