University of Rhode Island professor Thomas Mather said that tick sightings have increased in the last two weeks. Mather said it’s currently too early yet to tell how bad tick season will be.

Getting a tick bite can be understandably scary: They're most often discussed in the context of people developing Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that can either be easily treated if caught ...

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun. Nationwide, ticks can be active year-round as long as the temperature ...

Learning what a tick bite looks like is essential because you can’t rely on seeing the tick. The tick may fall off quickly or be so small it’s undetectable. Additionally, tick bites have signs and ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Tick experts are warning Mainers to prepare for an increase in tick populations this spring, following a winter that was not consistently cold enough to reduce their numbers.

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Ravens coach John Harbaugh recently said an extension for running back Derrick Henry is “definitely in the conversation.” At some point, it needs to be more than a conversation. Henry, who has earned ...

Blacklegged ticks are parasitic animals which are related to spiders. Blacklegged ticks cannot jump or fly. Instead, they seek hosts by climbing on vegetation such as grasses or shrubs and waiting for ...

It takes 48 hours for a tick to transmit Lyme disease to a human. Ticks can be found in moist environments like tall grasses and leaf litter. St. Joseph County has documented more cases of Lyme ...