The spring and summer are prime time for ticks and mosquitoes, but there’s work to be done to prevent insects year-round. There are science-backed ways to stay safe from potentially infectious bugs, ...

The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Tick. Tick. Tick. It was ...

Ticks and the diseases they carry are growing. Ohio has had a 35-fold increase in Lyme disease in the past 13 years. There are also potentially large impacts to our No. 1 industry in Ohio, which is ...

Sean Lawrence has nothing to disclose. When you think about ticks, you might picture nightmarish little parasites, stalking you on weekend hikes or afternoons in the park. But contained in every bite ...