Ticks should be removed with tweezers, grasping them close to the skin's surface. Pull upward with steady, even pressure to avoid leaving the tick's mouthparts embedded. Summer can be a popular time ...

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Ticks are active in Fairfax County almost year round, including warm winter days. Lyme disease is still the best known and most common disease spread by ticks in Virginia, but there are others such as ...

Ticks are prevalent in Colorado, especially during spring and early summer, and can transmit diseases. Prevent tick bites by staying on trail centers, using permethrin-treated clothing, and applying ...

Nothing sends a shiver down the spine like finding a tick latched onto your skin after a hike. But beyond the nausea-inducing idea of being host to a blood-sucking parasite, the consequences of tick ...

In Western New York, deer season is over, the venison is processed and stored, deer camps are quiet, and many hunters turn ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Temperatures remain spring-like and warm in South Dakota- but if you’re heading outside, then beware of ticks. The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) says they’ve ...

A cold and snowy winter failed to keep ticks from biting plenty of humans in New York and across the Northeast this March, according to emergency departments tracking illnesses caused by the tiny ...

Spring and early summer are when ticks are most active in Colorado, so you might want to start checking yourself and your dog after heading into the outdoors. Here are the most common ticks found in ...