Having any kind of bug latch onto you is unpleasant, but ticks come with another level of concern given the diseases they carry. Tick repellents for humans help protect you from these blood-sucking ...

Insect and tick-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and Lyme disease, are serious health threats which cause human misery, hardship and more than one million deaths worldwide ...

Tick bites often go unnoticed at first, but they can carry serious health risks. These tiny parasites can carry diseases such ...

Millions of Americans have been bugging out this summer over bugs — from spotted lanternflies across the Northeast and aphids in New York City to mosquitoes in Los Angeles. The annual peak in the ...

As the weather warms up, few of us can resist a nice evening walk through the park, or a trip to the countryside to immerse ourselves in natural surroundings. The summer can be wonderful, but all too ...

SEATTLE — Check out any pharmacy, sporting goods store or browse around online you’re sure to find a dizzying array of insect repellents. They all claim to thwart pesky, and sometimes dangerous, bugs ...

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Janine Hauck doesn't know which tick gave her anaplasmosis and Lyme disease. She just remembers the fatigue, weakness and ...

AUSTIN, Texas — It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel: A disease that could make you allergic to meat? It’s real, it’s out there, and more concerning, it’s being spread by an ...

Bug season is back. And let's face it, nobody wants to be a mosquito's dinner. Consumer Reports just released its latest insect repellent ratings, so before you head outside, here’s what you need to ...

The Asian longhorn tick is native to Japan, China, Korea, and parts of Russia. Australia and New Zealand imported the tick a ...