Ticks, their diseases, and how to avoid them

Unfortunately, ticks are active throughout most of the year, as shown in the shaded areas   Deer ticks lay their eggs in the spring (May) and the ...

Mechanical protectionThis is basic. Cover yourself. Wear long pants, tuck your pants into socks, wear light colored clothes. Or – here’s where we c...

Types of Ticks Ticks are actually arachnids (the 8-legged class that includes spiders) and are found around the world. These are some of the comm...

Ticks are tenacious!Ticks, blood-seeking ectoparasites, drank dinosaur blood. How do we know that? Paleontologists found a 99-million year old samp...