The conditions likely meant more people — and their pets — spent time outdoors, and the milder temperatures and lack of snow cover meant ticks were likely more active. “I’m not surprised ...

In the past, lower temperatures and extended snow cover would keep the ticks in check. But with climate change resulting in winters starting later and less snow in some places, ticks have more ...

"Many people are asking me whether this snowy winter is clobbering the ticks, so we will not have as many coming out this spring," said Ostfeld. His answer? No. That is because heavy snow is ...

Researchers say it is hard to predict how the tick season will play out. This year’s mild winter and early snow melt, though, could mean more ticks earlier than usual and a wider spread of Lyme ...

As soon as the snow melts, blacklegged ticks and others carrying serious diseases are out looking for your blood. Don't give it to them. The business end of a blacklegged tick. Formerly called ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Several subzero and snowy days have people wondering whether ticks are making it through the winter in Vermont. University of Vermont tick expert Cheryl Frank Sullivan ...

Many are hopeful that New York City’s recent cold, snowy winter will knock out the black-legged deer ticks that carry Lyme disease. Despite the common misconception that cold weather kills ticks ...

The business end of a blacklegged tick. Formerly called deer ticks, blacklegged ticks are unique in their ability to pick up diseases from small mammals like field mice and transmit them to humans ...

As the snow melts from another spring storm, Prince Edward Islanders might be forgiven for thinking it's too early in the year to be worrying about ticks. Unfortunately not. Island Morning host ...

Toronto, Ontario, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE ... helping to drive progress in the fight against tick-borne diseases. “There is a complexity to Lyme disease,” says Dr. Melanie Wills ...