The morning alarm goes off, and it’s time to get ready for work. Ph.D. student Samuel Gilvarg has already pretreated his clothes with permethrin insecticide. All that’s left is to pull his socks up ...

Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Chautauqua and Erie counties are leading a regional initiative to increase awareness of tick-borne diseases and tick management in Western New York. The agencies are ...

Ticks have evolved different techniques to survive winter. They stay deep down in the leaf litter close to the forest floor to limit exposure to the cold air. Snow may actually help them by adding ...

While many people associate ticks with deep woods and backcountry trails, the reality is that most tick bites happen much closer to home as people take advantage of spring and summer weather in parks ...