Wyoming already had three well-known ticks that are harmful to humans in the state: The Rocky Mountain wood tick, ...

Ticks are parasitic arachnids that feed on the blood of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. They vary in size and ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the United States, often killing people within ...

Unlike many Eastern states, Colorado has a growing moose population. In fact, there are so many moose in the park that ...

Why are tick-borne illnesses on the rise across the U.S. and beyond, and what can we do to control tick outbreaks?

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

The wood tick (dog tick) is the size of an apple seed. After feeding, it can double or triple in size. Sometimes, it can pass on Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Colorado tick fever. The deer tick is ...

After his 1945 discharge from the U.S. Navy, Clarence Hiram Platt — known by this time as “Poopdeck” — returned to work with his now-former brother-in-law, Chap Thomas, on the same truck farm that the ...

Pets should also be inspected for ticks before allowing them to enter the home. R. conorii conorrii Rh. sanguineus (I. ricinus) Mediterranean spotted fever Rash (97%); single eschar; case ...