Ticks are parasitic arachnids that attach to hosts and feed on blood, often remaining undetected for extended periods. Their specialized mouthparts anchor them securely into the skin while they ...

The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.

Ticks collected along Umbrella Tree Trail at North Sonoma Regional Park came back positive in pooled tests for Borrelia burgdorferi — the bacterium that causes Lyme disease — at a minimum infection ...