Though not all ticks carry Lyme disease, it is the most common tick-borne infection in New York City and in the United States, according to the city Department of Health. The yearly number of Lyme ...

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

Flea tapeworms are found in canine intestines and transmitted to dogs when fleas carrying tapeworm eggs are accidentally ...

Black-legged ticks: Also known as deer ticks, they are found throughout ... Some female ticks that fed on a blood meal (to have nutrients to lay eggs) can overwinter in leaf litter and then ...

Black-legged ticks: Also known as deer ticks, they are found throughout ... Some female ticks that fed on a blood meal (to have nutrients to lay eggs) can overwinter in leaf litter and then ...

First, they begin as eggs that nature doesn’t serve sunny ... burrowing into leaf litter or decaying wood. For instance, deer ticks can be active once temperatures go above 4°C, so even in ...

A female mosquito deposits her eggs on the water ... including the Lone Star Tick, American Dog Tick and Deer Tick. The first features either white dots or streaks on its back; the second has ...

For one, there's the deer tick, which is common across the country ... They can live up to 100 days and can lay up to 50 eggs ...

Spring is having one helluva time freeing itself from the cobwebs of winter. While meteorological narratives indicate April can run as hot and cold as any other month out there, one might anticipate ...