Ticks can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Babesiosis and Alpha-gal. Use insect repellent, tuck pants into socks, and check clothing and body for ticks after being ...

AS WE ALL SPEND MORE TIME OUTSIDE, IT’S IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF TICKS. SOME RESEARCHERS BELIEVE ANOTHER MILD WINTER AND OTHER VARIABLE FACTORS LIKELY MEANS THIS YEAR’S TICK POPULATION WILL BE EQUAL ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’re planning to go outdoors this spring and summer, there’s a chance you may get bitten by a tick. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you ...

Walk in the center of trails, and avoid brushing against weeds and tall grass. Keep grass and underbrush cut down. Place a 3-foot-wide barrier of wood chips or gravel between lawns and wooded areas to ...

Lyme disease is spread by the bite of an infected tick. In the United States, an estimated 300,000 infections occur each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To repel ...