Tick experts are warning Mainers to prepare for an increase in tick populations this spring, following a winter that was not ...

Astealthy quest is afoot in the forests of the Netherlands. Sitting atop a blade of grass, biding time till its next blood meal, is a hard tick. It attaches to an exposed leg of an unsuspecting victim ...

Although each tick species differs slightly in appearance, ticks have eight legs, tend to be brown, reddish-brown, or dark gray, and will inflate as they feed. Still, some pet parents have issues ...

Ticks are external parasites that live on the outside of their host. They survive by first biting and then feeding on blood.