Blacklegged ticks now account for 99% of reported tick bite illnesses in Vermont, and more than half tested carry Lyme disease.

Thankfully, Powassan virus is still rare in Minnesota, but that is not the case for the deadliest creature on earth, which is ...

The virus, spread by ticks, can cause a disease that leads to swelling of the brain and permanent health problems in half of severe cases.

Groundhog Tick. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Ixodes cookei, or Groundhog tick, usually prefers groundhogs and skunks but will feed on humans or pets if its usual hosts aren’t nearby.

Ticks, potential carriers of Lyme disease, pose a risk to humans and pets in Michigan's outdoors. Tick season in Michigan ...

Groundhog Day may be one of the weirder American holidays. How did it come to be? Here is the origin story of Punxsutawney Phil and his predictions.

The legend behind Punxsutawney Phil 02:33. The spotlight is on Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania on Sunday, where handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil will announce whether he saw ...

Woodchuck tick: Also known as the groundhog tick, it is often found on pets near dens of skunks and woodchucks throughout the state. Brown dog tick: Survives and breeds indoors, and associated ...

Punxsutawney Phil celebrating first Groundhog Day as a father 02:40. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (KDKA) — On Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his stump and predicts whether there will be an ...

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