The USDA has confirmed an Asian longhorned tick was pulled off a dog in Butler County. The tick is now confirmed in 24 Ohio counties, and is most likely present in even more.

Natural tick repellents such as oil of lemon eucalyptus do exist, but they are not usually as effective as DEET in keeping ticks away and tend not to last as long. Enter the donkey. The sebaceous ...

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Although these specific ticks have not been tested, ticks are infamous for carrying disease, with researchers warning that ...

A bug bite can leave more than just an itchy bump. Mosquitoes can spread diseases like the West Nile virus, and ticks can transmit many diseases, including Lyme and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Ticks are problematic, bloodsucking pests that may or may not be a concern for you depending on where you live. They lurk, hide, creep and crawl in long grass and wild areas with dense vegetation, ...

Warmer weather and forest changes are fueling longer tick seasons and spreading Lyme disease to new parts of the United ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say a naturally occurring compound secreted by the skin of donkeys can effectively repel the most common human-biting tick. In fact, they assert ...

No one wants to worry about summer illnesses, but there are certain diseases that spread in the warm weather because of tick bites. “Ticks themselves are not particularly dangerous to humans, it’s ...

It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel: A disease that could make you allergic to meat? It’s real and being spread by an aggressive species of ticks. Consumer Reports has more on the ...

Although most cases are not severe, dealing with common symptoms such as fatigue, nerve pain, fever, and chills can easily ...