AS WE ALL SPEND MORE TIME OUTSIDE, IT’S IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF TICKS. SOME RESEARCHERS BELIEVE ANOTHER MILD WINTER AND OTHER VARIABLE FACTORS LIKELY MEANS THIS YEAR’S TICK POPULATION WILL BE EQUAL ...

Deep in their bellies, ticks carry diseases like Lyme Disease, ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Spotted Mountain Fever.

Ticks can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Babesiosis and Alpha-gal. Use insect repellent, tuck pants into socks, and check clothing and body for ticks after being ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’re planning to go outdoors this spring and summer, there’s a chance you may get bitten by a tick. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you ...

Walk in the center of trails, and avoid brushing against weeds and tall grass. Keep grass and underbrush cut down. Place a 3-foot-wide barrier of wood chips or gravel between lawns and wooded areas to ...

Ticks are carriers of numerous diseases, including Lyme disease, babesiosis and anaplasmosis. (Getty Images) The unofficial start to summer is finally here. You’ve just returned from a day trip to the ...

Ticks are tiny and hard to spot. Bites from the arachnids can be both irritating and harmful to your health. They spread diseases that affect humans and can cause serious medical problems such as Lyme ...