OROVILLE — Slowly, Amanda Bradford walked the trails of Oroville’s Loafer Creek Recreation Area on Wednesday afternoon as she carefully guided a white flag along the grass and foxtails beside her ...

As the tick crisis continues on the Vineyard, a group of Islanders traveled to the mainland this week to urge state officials to expand hunting accessibility in order to help deal with deer ...

CANANDAIGUA, NY — A study group looking at rising instances of deer tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease as well as other issues caused by an increasing deer population in the city of Canandaigua ...

Amid unseasonably warm temperatures, deer ticks have been spotted throughout the metro area. Official tick surveillance by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) begins in April, so the ...

A new study from The Ohio State University shows a major increase in the risk of being bitten by a tick infected with ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Another creature could already be lurking in your lawn and cause problems for your pet. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District said they found their first deer tick of the year on ...

May 23—Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPPHS) officials are alerting the public about the recent identification of a tick new to Montana known as Ixodes scapularis, commonly ...

This strange winter appears be affecting creatures as well as people. (Courtesy of Brian Feldhake/Metropolitan Mosquito Control Division) “First deer tick of 2024 found by our very own Dakota County ...

Every year, deer ticks bite thousands of people in the Northeast. And as winters in the region become more mild, adult deer ticks are becoming more active at a time when they’re normally dormant — ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...