You may think that ticks are a summer problem, so you will be sorry to hear that the blood-sucking pests are actually active all year. It's true that ticks go into a low energy state in winter, ...

Be careful where you walk. Emergency room visits related to tick bites have spiked in 2025, reaching their highest point nationwide in five years, according to the CDC's Tick Bite Data Tracker. The ...

Parasites are a major risk for group-living animals and seabirds are notoriously susceptible to ectoparasite infestations because they commonly nest in dense colonies. Ticks parasitize seabirds across ...

If you’ve ever dealt with a tick on yourself or your pet, you know they can lead to a number of potential health risks. Some areas and regions, however, are more infested with ticks than others, ...

Emergency room visits related to tick bites have spiked in 2025, reaching a five-year high. Florida ranks second among states with the most tick infestations. Ticks spread diseases like Lyme disease, ...

At a more micro level, the top five tick-infested cities in the U.S., in descending order, are New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., according to the report.

The tick population is “exploding” all across the United States, as spurred by warming temperatures. And Pennsylvania was found to have some of the highest rates of ticks in the country. According to ...

First came the stink bugs, threatening the hazelnut harvest and offending the olfactory senses. Then came the Asian tiger mosquitoes, aggressive biters that can carry viruses including Zika and West ...