If you’re finding fleas and ticks in your home, it may be time to treat your yard. Pets give free rides to these blood-sucking hitchhikers as they trot in and out of the house. Here’s how to cut down ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – People visiting Kent County parks this summer might encounter students dragging white sheets through the vegetation. They are part of a partnership between Calvin University and the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Your chances of encountering a tick carrying Lyme or another tick-borne disease is higher than ever this year, experts are saying. No longer are ticks considered a problem only ...

Pull out the bug spray, Michiganders, there are more ticks than ever in Michigan right now and this increase is showing no signs of slowing down. Ticks may seem like innocent, pesky little insects but ...

Tick season is in full swing for Michiganders, and this year the state's tick problem is worse than ever. The risk of tick-related illnesses such as Lyme disease is on the rise, according to the ...

THE sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus L., in the British Isles is confined principally to the uncultivated regions, the hills and moorlands, the wooded districts or areas of peat bog. It is responsible for ...