How to identify lone star ticks, which can cause a dangerous red meat allergy

Reportings of lone star ticks are on the rise in the region. The tick can cause alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat.

6 Plants That Are Secretly Attracting Ticks to Your Yard

Ticks don’t just wander into your yard by chance. They hitch rides on wildlife, drop off in tall grass, and then settle into ...

This tick bite can cause a deadly allergy to red meat. Here’s what you need to know

As if there weren’t enough to worry about, health officials are warning about a tick that is capable of causing life-threatening allergic reactions to red meat. Pennsylvania health officials are ...
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WATCH: How A Tick Digs Its Hooks Into You

A tick nymph, or young tick, has dug its mouth into a human arm. Left to its own devices, this western blacklegged tick nymph will stay attached for three to four days, during which time it will drink ...
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Researchers cut trail ticks by 99% with a single low-cost material

Woodchip borders along trails reduced tick numbers by 99% in a two-year Ottawa study, offering a new tool for tick prevention ...
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Tick activity soars to decade high in the U.S. Tick activity soars to decade high in the U.S.

Tick activity in the U.S. has reached its highest levels in nearly a decade, sparking local concerns, including in western ...

Farmers face risk of tick-borne illnesses as tick activity increases

DES MOINES, Iowa – Ticks are becoming an increasing health concern for people who spend long hours outdoors, especially Iowa ...
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How a Poppy-Seed-Sized Nymph Spreads Lyme Disease Undetected

Closeup of small deer tick nymph and wooden toothpick end on white background. Ixodes ricinus. Dangerous female parasitic mite full of sucked blood in doctor office or laboratory. Tick-borne ...