Spring is just around the corner, and arriving with the more pleasant weather are those most unpleasant pests: fleas and ticks. If you have pets, you’ll want to protect them from the discomfort and ...

There are few pests as worrisome as ticks. These tiny terrors can latch on and spread serious diseases between hosts, endangering the health of your family and pets. Ridding your yard of them is ...

Spring has sprung, which means just as you’re gearing up to hit the trails, go camping, or just laze around in your backyard, ticks are coming out, too. But before you seal yourself up in a bubble, ...

Tick-borne diseases have more than doubled in the United States in the past 20 years, so it’s more important than ever to choose an effective tick repellent when spending time outdoors. These ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Insect repellent is a great way to battle against buzzing mosquitoes in your face, itchy bites, and creepy ticks. But not all bug sprays are effective, which is why Consumer Reports ...

To stop ticks invading your space, you can turn to common ingredients from your medicine cabinet, bring out the yard tools, or rope in the big guns, aka apply repellents. Whether you are tackling an ...

Not only are ticks a nuisance, but they are responsible for transmitting harmful diseases, like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. That's why, along with keeping your grass short and ...

Diseases caused by bug bites are on the rise, with growing concern about red-meat allergy and other illnesses associated with tick bites and new reports of mosquitoes carrying malaria and West Nile ...

Warmer, nicer temperatures have people getting outside, and with more time outdoors, there is an increased risk of picking up ...

ROCHESTER — As Halloween approaches and scary decorations begin to appear outside people's homes, I'm compelled to warn you about another monster that's possibly lurking nearby in the fallen leaves ...