The Martha’s Vineyard shotgun deer-hunting season opened Monday with a noticeably quieter start compared with past seasons.

Tick season is upon us — so how do you keep yourself safe from the tiny pests? Blacklegged ticks — known as deer ticks — can carry Lyme disease and other illnesses, and are common in the Lower Hudson ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you’ve been outside hiking, gardening or ...

Winter in Florida means more time outdoors, and possibly more exposure to tick-borne diseases. But the news isn’t all bad: ...

CONDON, Mont. — Biologist Grant Hokit has come to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon to look for ticks. A hiking path crosses the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. As Hokit ...

As Michigan’s weather warms, both ticks and humans are waking up from their winter dormancy – that means they could cross paths. And there’s nothing a tick likes more than to hitchhike on you and your ...

• Deer hunters everywhere statewide must wear at all times a minimum of 250 square inches of fluorescent orange material on ...

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 ...