Before your next hike or picnic, make sure you know how to protect your family and pets.

Tips to protect yourself from ticks and Lyme disease. Ticks that spread disease are growing geographically and in population. While only two types spread Lyme disease (the blacklegged tick and western ...

Protect yourself from tick-borne diseases with doctor-approved tick repellents. Find options with EPA- and CDC-recommended ...

Spring is just around the corner, and arriving with the more pleasant weather are those most unpleasant pests: fleas and ticks. If you have pets, you’ll want to protect them from the discomfort and ...

Ticks are small parasites that feed on blood from humans and animals. They thrive in grassy, wooded and shaded areas. Some ...

Finding ticks in the garden is one way to put a damper on your relaxing outdoor experience. The warm, wet weather in the summer tends to attract ticks, but they can appear year-round, depending on ...

To protect yourself against ticks, which can spread Lyme disease and other nasty illnesses, experts recommend that you take some basic precautions while tromping through the woods or playing in your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 8—As summer continues and we reach mid-season, outdoor activities such as hiking, and camping bring a higher chance of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oil of lemon eucalyptus outperforms DEET after six hours. Here’s what science says about natural tick repellent options. (AFP via ...

Ticks are becoming more prevalent in the Northeast. An online seminar Wednesday evening offered information on identifying ticks, the diseases they carry, how to protect people, pets and livestock and ...

Experts point to several reasons for the larger-than-usual spike, but there are easy ways to protect yourself.

Tick risk is no longer seasonal. Susan E. Little, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology), explains what’s changed and how to protect patients year-round. Tick populations are expanding in both range and ...