The group of blood-sucking parasites called ticks can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Dill said the 2024-25 winter likely did not knock tick populations back. Snow acts as an insulator to help keep the ticks alive. "We certainly had some stretches of cold weather in the single ...

The weather in Estonia has gotten warmer, and ticks are already starting to make an appearance again. Mild winters in recent ...

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...

The start of the new season isn’t just bringing warmer weather but ticks, too. With the snow gone and the grass starting to show again, you can expect to find ticks hiding in wooded areas.

There is concern at CAES with invasive species such as Asian longhorned ticks, which were noticed in Connecticut in 2018.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Ticks have already emerged in some parts of Maine and are likely to be active throughout the spring. This winter’s temperatures were colder compared to ...