The scutum on male American dog ticks covers most of the dorsal surface bearing the same white markings. An engorged female ...

Activities of ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers and more start increasing in the spring. Here are tips for protecting yourself from ...

American dog tick: This tick is found mostly east of the Rocky Mountains ... once it’s above freezing they may be able to ...

Ticks biting humans and dogs this spring have sparked an uptick in ER visits. Here's tips on knowing what ticks look like, and how to remove them.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/ Rickettsia (RMSF) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/Rickettsia (RMSF) is most often transmitted by the American dog tick in the Eastern, Central and Western United States; by ...

Infected female ticks also don’t spread the disease ... Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) and the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis). Deer ticks, however, are much smaller ...

The group of blood-sucking parasites called ticks can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis. Here's the latest tick tracking data.

Ticks that can spread diseases that afflict people, including Lyme disease, continue to proliferate in Connecticut, the latest findings from a multiyear tick surveillance program show. On Monday, the ...