Ticks often leave a small, red bump after they detach from their host. If you have a bug bite, make note if it is: Itchy Red Gets puffy or raised Starts to look like a bruise If you are ...

When Janet Jarnefeld started working as a tick specialist at the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District 28 years ago, deer ticks were all but absent in the southwest metro. “Years ago, it would be ...

There’s an epidemic of tick-transmitted Lyme disease, with possibly 476,000 people a year diagnosed and treated in the U.S.

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Astealthy quest is afoot in the forests of the Netherlands. Sitting atop a blade of grass, biding time till its next blood meal, is a hard tick.

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With summer comes insect bites. Most insect stings result in small, local reactions, and these can be treated by ...

Not a winged bug, but definitely a summer contender. Ticks are very small, blood-sucking parasites that enjoy warm, moist conditions. They climb on high grass to hook onto their hosts, such as ...