The deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), also known as the black-legged tick, is one of the smallest ticks found in forests, shrubs ...

The most common disease-spreading tick species in the United States include the black-legged tick (deer tick), the lone star tick, and the American dog tick (wood tick). Their ranges vary, as do the ...

Males don’t need to feed on blood. Deer ticks, also known as blacklegged ticks, are small ticks with distinctive black legs. They often are found where woodlands border fields or yards ...

"Human babesiosis prevalence in the United States is on the rise, partly due to climate change," researchers said.

Babesiosis, sometimes referred to as "American malaria," is caused by the Babesia parasite and is transmitted from bites of black-legged ... like deer. As a result, ticks may be present in a ...

A peaceful walk with her dog led to Sandra Issa acquiring a tick bite — and, ultimately, to her having to stay away from red ...

to a warming world which is expanding the range of the black-legged tick, the principal babesiosis vector. In the Northeast, the spread has been astronomical: babesiosis grew by 1,422% in Maine ...

Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected black-legged ticks (deer ticks). Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and sometimes, but not always, a characteristic ...

Deer butchers and hunters processing their own deer share that whitetail deer harvests are coming in with extremely high counts of deer ticks. One local butcher friend of mine counted more than 60 ...

Gulf Coast ticks, deer (black-legged) ticks, and American dog ticks. Available only by prescription, this topical solution features two active ingredients – selamectin and sarolaner – known to ...

Deer Tick have officially announced plans to ring in 2025 with a Dec. 31 hometown performance at Providence, R.I.’s Fete Music Hall. To amplify anticipation for its “Drop the Ball” New Year ...