Tick season is here, and the Champaign County Forest Preserve District is alerting the public to ways they can avoid and ...

Folk methods for removing ticks are usually bunk for one of a few reasons. Either they aim to induce the tick to detach with ...

Blacklegged ticks, or deer ticks, are often found around Nova Scotia, hiding in long grass and attaching to ... essential oil works as a natural tick repellent. CBC Radio's Maritime Noon spoke ...

Tick season is here and new research is putting a theory to the test: is lemongrass really an effective repellent? Watch Tom Murphy's interview with Nicoletta Faraone, an associate professor with the ...

If you're going to be outside in these areas, cover exposed skin, and experts say you should be using a tick repellent. The following guidelines will help you find one that works: Minnesota health ...

like applying an EPA-registered tick repellent to exposed skin and performing thorough tick checks after outdoor activities,” Dr. Hanna Oltean, senior epidemiologist at WA DOH, said in the release.

using tick repellent, and checking your body after spending time outside. “If you’re coming into your house, it’s important to try to note to just check yourself,” explained Dr. Nistico.

DULUTH — Reports of Powassan virus, a potentially fatal tick-borne illness that can have permanent neurological effects, are increasing across the country, including in Minnesota, which had 14 ...