Pet owners are often surprised that their pets are at risk of tick-borne illnesses spread by deer ticks. Lyme Disease isn't the only concern for pet owners - they also need to worry about Rocky Mounta … read more

Although ticks are most active in the warm months beginning in March, tick activity is a concern for temperatures above freezing (32 degrees Fahrenheit). We are already hearing about ticks i … read more

Tick activity is at its highest in the warm months of the year beginning in March; and although we are still in January, the increasing temperature changes have put us on edge about ticks and tick-bor … read more

How To Remove a Tick HeadYou see a tick embedded in your skin; and you begin to pull it out with tick tweezers, when suddenly the body of the tick comes out but not the head. Your heart begins to race … read more

"Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is providing more than 500 tick removal kits to about 150 schools in Suffolk County, officials said.The first kit was delivered last week to the Eastport-South Manor … read more