There is an alarming trend in a specific kind of tick in New England...and you’re not crazy, they feel worse than ever this ...

Researchers said that they found rabbit ticks in Maine carrying a new type of bacteria that can cause spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR), an infection that can be deadly in humans. They found the ...

University of Maine researchers discover that ticks thrive in backyards, but there are methods to eliminate the tick habitat.

Of the 365,000 or so arthropods found in Costa Rica, the ones that may evoke the most feelings of fear and disgust are ticks. Ticks are ectoparasitic arachnids that practice obligate hematophagy. To ...