You've probably already seen them if you've been outside, but here's what you need to know about ticks in Illinois this year.

Ticks are a concern during the spring and summer months, and it's important to check for them after spending time outside. An ...

Sitting atop a blade of grass, biding time till its next blood meal, is a hard tick. It attaches to an exposed leg of an unsuspecting victim, digs into the skin, and starts feeding ... After multiple ...

A tick’s sophisticated weaponry doesn’t end with its needle-like mouthparts, capable of piercing through human skin and inflicting ... spread out like a fan and stick to the smoothest of ...

Why researchers say the Asian longhorned tick is spreading so rapidly — and why it could pose a serious threat to human and ...

That’s because invasive species tend to be ones that can overwhelm the competition and dominate the forest understory ... dense shrubberies where ticks gather by sticking to the center of ...

Laura Iles, Extension Entomologist at Iowa State University, spoke with Our Quad Cities News via Zoom to explain why ticks ...

Imagine hiking along one of the six trails surrounding Gallaher Mansion at Cranbury Park. Or maybe you're playing a round of ...

Here’s how to remove a tick that’s attached to your skin, according to the CDC guidelines: Use fine, pointed tweezers to grab the tick close to the skin. Lift steadily without twisting the ...

As Michigan’s weather warms, both ticks and humans are waking up from ... it must be removed with tweezers by grabbing it as close to the skin as possible. Experts recommend monitoring for ...