Ticks are a fact of outdoor life throughout the United States. These blood-feeding arachnids (joint-legged invertebrate animals) become active every year after the first frost. While every creature ...

Sometimes the tiniest, out-of-sight pests are the most persistent and frustrating. Ticks certainly fall into that category with their disease-carrying, blood-sucking tendencies that impact both humans ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ticks are unwelcome guests found throughout the United States. They're notorious for taking refuge in residential lawns and gardens, ready to ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As temperatures rise, the tick season starts earlier, lasts longer, and reaches places it hasn't before, including right in your backyard. But the good news is that you can take ...

TULSA, Okla. — As temperatures rise and climate patterns shift, the tick season now starts earlier, lasts longer, and reaches places it hasn't before, including right in your backyard. The good news, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — You might expect to find ticks on a hike in the woods, but experts say they could be hiding a lot closer to home, like right in your backyard. Paul Hope with Consumer Reports ...

Parasitic fleas and ticks take every opportunity to prey on you and your pets. The vicious little predators can be present in yards of every size and configuration. While you garden, socialize, and ...