Even with the recent harsh winter, ticks are bad this spring. Jess Savage reports on which ticks are most prevalent in northern Illinois, and what people can do to protect themselves against ...

Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. You probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny parasites are ...

Tick season is shaping up to be exceptionally "bad" this year. What that means and what you can do about it.

Cases of Lyme disease in Ohio approached 2,000 in 2025, a 56% increase. Here's how to protect yourself and Lyme disease ...

When you’ve got the tick, you can drop it into a jar of alcohol to make sure it’s good and dead. I usually put it in a baggie ...

From backyards to playgrounds, ticks are showing up in places parents don't expect. A physician-founder breaks down what's different this year, how to do a real tick check, and what to do if you find ...

This year's tick season may be among the worst on record. Here's how it's shaping up in Pittsburgh, and how to protect ...

(WKBN) — Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country. The CDC put out a warning this week to be on alert. The tiny insect is ...

Lyme disease cases are rising in some states, such as Michigan, where Lyme-disease-carrying ticks are spreading to more suburban and urban areas of the state. Like Michigan, Ohio has also seen an ...