Folk methods for removing ticks are usually bunk for one of a few reasons. Either they aim to induce the tick to detach with ...

“Tick habitat … is spreading,” according to the Washington Trails Association statement. “Ticks have been spotted in more parts of Washington in recent years.” Those parts include the Olympic ...

That's because young ticks are more sensitive to dry conditions. “If we have forest-fire-like conditions at that time because it's dry already in the woods, then those ticks will die at a faster ...

She was also curious whether there was a correlation between former wildfire perimeters and tick habitat, since the first thing to grow back after a wildfire is often brushy or light woody vegetation.

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

This is because young ticks are more sensitive to drying out. “If we have forest fire like conditions at that time because it's dry already in the woods, then those ticks will die at a faster ...