FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, a carrier of Lyme disease. (CDC via AP, File) ...

OROVILLE — Slowly, Amanda Bradford walked the trails of Oroville’s Loafer Creek Recreation Area on Wednesday afternoon as she carefully guided a white flag along the grass and foxtails beside her ...

When you think about ticks, you might picture nightmarish little parasites, stalking you on weekend hikes or afternoons in the park. Your fear is well-founded. Tick-borne diseases are the most ...

As temperatures rise, ticks of several kinds are flourishing in ways that threaten people’s health. By Maggie Astor Lately, Shannon LaDeau and her colleagues have had unwelcome visitors at their ...

John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. With the warm weather ...

Biologist Grant Hokit has come to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana to look for ticks. A hiking path crosses the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. This story was ...

A short video posted by Kip Adams, Chief Conservation Officer at the National Deer Association, has gone viral on social media, and for good reason. The clip shows a dead deer swarming with thousands ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nothing can ruin a beautiful day spent out of doors than finding a tick attached to your body. Ticks are common all throughout the United ...

Planning an outdoor getaway this summer requires many considerations: navigating rainy weekends, enduring heavy traffic and perhaps worst of all, facing an increasing tick problem. Experts warn there ...

WASHINGTON — 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 enjoying ...