Blacklegged ticks now account for 99% of reported tick bite illnesses in Vermont, and more than half tested carry Lyme disease.

Sun exposure, bacterial infections and increased activity of parasite-carrying insects can all take a toll on livestock skin.

Babesiosis is a malaria-like disease that is more commonly found in the Northeast and upper Midwest of the United States.

Just hearing the word “ticks” puts some people on edge as they consider the diseases the parasite sometimes gives to its ...