“Ticks don’t take a winter vacation, and as long as temperatures stay above freezing, they remain active and looking for ...

Think ticks disappear when the cold sets in? Think again, said Dina Fonseca, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick expert on ...

The publication is based on a foundational research project that identified the genetic markers for sex determination in the ...

Although 18 different species of tick were identified—including several neotropical species not established in the US—just four species accounted for 81% of the ticks identified by the scientists.

For years, researchers have noticed that these ticks, also called deer ticks, are more abundant on certain invasive plant species, like Japanese barberry, that create dense thickets in the forest ...