The United States is on track to record its worst tick season in a decade, raising concerns about life-altering and ...

Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life.

An East Tennessee cattle farm reported the loss of two heifers following a severe infestation of Asian longhorned ticks. The invasive tick species can reproduce without mating, allowing for rapid ...

Ticks are small, and you might not notice when they bite, but the diseases they carry can dramatically harm your health. Each ...

Health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations, which serve as "party buses" for mating ticks, can reverse the tide of ticks and the illnesses they cause.

Areas of East Tennessee are infested with ticks that can carry diseases. Here’s how to avoid them and what to do if you get bitten.

In what’s only the fourth documented case worldwide, the tick-borne Rickettsia lanei was reported in Northern California, the ...

According to World Atlas, there are five areas in Tennessee where people need to be extra aware for ticks. Here's where.

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Key Takeaways Ticks and bed bugs are two of the worst household pests, and while ...

Owners of an East Tennessee cattle farm said two heifers were killed in a wave of invasive ticks that overwhelmed the animals, offering a stark example of how quickly a fast-spreading pest and ...