Ticks are perhaps scary for their bloodsucking nature, and there are quite a few other insects that look like them. However, those insects are quite different.

Scientists have found a new way to repel and kill ticks and mosquitos using a natural ingredient found in grapefruit and cedar trees, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A recently arrived disease-carrying tick from down South is spreading through Connecticut, and a fatal deer virus new to the state is being transmitted by gnats. Scientists believe climate change may ...

Colorado’s mountains had record low snow levels, while Salt Lake City and Phoenix were among the cities who had their highest ...

With warm weather and longer days also comes the beginning of tick season. Tick season has already started in many parts of the U.S. and if you like being outdoors, you should be taking precautions.

Insect and tick-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and Lyme disease are serious health threats which cause human misery, hardship and more than one million deaths worldwide ...

SAUGATUCK, Mich. — As it gets warmer outside, West Michiganders might see ticks. Many people already say they've been seeing more than usual, especially along the lakeshore. But experts say people may ...

A new study suggests that routine flea and tick treatments could expose native insects to high levels of toxins.