A dangerous parasite Hard tick or Scale tick (Ixodes sp.) crawls on human skin. Dangerous vector Scale tick on human skin. Hard tick or Scale tick (Ixodidae) crawls on human skin. rocky mountain ...

Ticks are a major pest during the warmer months of the year, appearing around March and sticking around until late November. These small insects carry a variety of diseases, and their bites can ...

Experts say Wisconsin will have the usual number of ticks and mosquitos this year. Ticks and mosquitos are more than pesky pests. They can carry and spread illnesses such as Lyme disease and ...

The ticks in Wisconsin can be grouped into two categories: common and not-so-common. Here, we’ll discover the three most common species of ticks in Wisconsin, then learn about the two you’re less ...

If you’re planning on any outdoor activities in Wyoming this summer, you might want to learn a little about the ticks in Wyoming. That’s right, even a state that gets as cold and dry as Wyoming is ...

Of course, the warmer temperatures also bring back outdoor pests people are all too familiar with. According to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, ...

The wood tick (dog tick) is the size of an apple seed. After feeding, it can double or triple in size. Sometimes, it can pass on Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Colorado tick fever. The deer tick is ...

Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in areas where pheasants are released, new research shows. Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that can cause Lyme ...

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 ...

ORONO — In 2024, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab processed 4,776 tick submissions including samples from 398 towns, representing all of Maine’s 16 counties. The majority (3,650) ...