Ticks have to be some of the most widely despised creatures in existence despite their important role in the ecosystem. They are found all across the United States, hanging out in almost every place ...

Over the past several years, we’ve all learned more about the potentially dangerous consequences of being bitten by a tick. Linked previously to infesting animals like deer and moose, those tiny ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...

A new survey reveals that farmers in the U.S. Northeast face rising tick exposure and increasing risks from tick-borne ...

Grace Mills, 18 of Valparaiso, battled Lyme disease and knows all too well the effects of a tick bite. “I started getting sick in the summer of 2018, but we are not completely sure when and where I ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One spreads Lyme disease. The bite of another may cause a lifelong meat allergy. And yet another is new in town, having traveled north from warmer climates toting Rocky Mountain ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — Despite dropping temperatures along Michigan’s lakeshore, area veterinarians warn that ticks remain a threat to pets and their owners throughout fall, winter, and spring. Steve Fazer ...

Managing alpha-gal syndrome, a tickborne allergy to mammalian products like red meat and dairy, can be hard for anyone. But ...

A new invasive tick species was recently found in St. Louis County, with more sightings expected this spring and summer. April marks the start of tick season in the Midwest, and this year a new ...