It's officially tick season in Wisconsin. If you plan to spend any time outside, it's important to be aware as the pests are known to carry bacteria and viruses, which can lead to disease. The Eau ...

Ick, the dreaded tick! If you're finding ticks in your home, here's how to get rid of them, plus prevent that from happening again.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Keep your yard neat and trimmed to deter ticks from making a home there. Use natural and chemical treatments to create a ...

Nicholas Burgess with CJB Pest & Mosquito Control in Farmington Hills says they’re getting flooded with calls about ticks. In the last week they’ve had more than 30 calls, he says. Burgess says ticks ...

Ticks are nasty biters, and can cling onto fabrics for days if left undisturbed. This begs the question: Will ticks die in a washing machine? While a washer can be a good filter for pests such as ...

Kasha Helget, Arlington Regional Master Naturalist, busted a few myths about mosquitoes and ticks when she gave a talk for Encore Learning in April. Think Citronella will keep mosquitoes away? It ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Pest control experts say summer tends to be a very popular season for ticks and fleas in East Tennessee. "It is hot, it is humid outside," Gary Saunders, senior service center ...

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

(Beyond Pesticides, July 22, 2021) A new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology finds black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapulari) in New York are developing potential resistance to widely used ...

When temperatures warm earlier, ticks begin questing sooner and mosquitoes complete their life cycles faster.”— Timothy ...