But a new study finds bites from two other tick species – the blacklegged tick and Western blacklegged wood tick – can trigger the allergy, too. The eastern and southern U.S. is home to the ...

About 70%, around 4,200, of the ticks returned to the team were wood ticks, also known as American dog ticks. The majority of ...

Blacklegged ticks are extremely common in Northeastern United States. Recently, these ticks have steadily expanded into other ...

Three ticks, confirmed to be of the blacklegged variety and commonly known as deer ticks, were found last year in Dawson and ...

Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPPHS) officials are alerting the public about the recent identification of a ...

Rocky Mountain wood ticks are almost indistinguishable ... These ticks become active in fall and winter when other tick species go into brumation. Winter ticks spend their entire lives on a ...