Experts say it's best to only ditch the DEET if you're opting for EPA-approved natural tick repellent ideas With tick-borne ...

Summer has arrived, and with it increased risk of tick exposure. Places to watch out for include wooded areas and patches with tall grass and bushes, explains Dr. Goudarz Molaei, research scientist ...

Have you ever been mid-hike, when you noticed a few tiny bugs crawling on your shoes...only to realize, OMG they’re ticks? Yeah, it’s the sort of thing that you need to be prepared for, since a tick ...

A longer warm season is allowing ticks to stick around later in the year. These pests are among the most common transmitters of disease to humans and animals. A New Mexico State University biology ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say a naturally occurring compound secreted by the skin of donkeys can effectively repel the most common human-biting tick. In fact, they assert ...

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 ...

No one wants to worry about summer illnesses, but there are certain diseases that spread in the warm weather because of tick bites. “Ticks themselves are not particularly dangerous to humans, it’s ...

Natural tick repellents such as oil of lemon eucalyptus do exist, but they are not usually as effective as DEET in keeping ticks away and tend not to last as long. Enter the donkey. The sebaceous ...

Experts say the spread of Powassan and other tick-borne viruses can be linked to our warming planet. Rising temperatures and ...

Kansas officials issued a public notice after testing confirmed the invasive Asian longhorned tick was identified in Franklin ...