Authors Micah Hahn, Catherine S. Jarnevich, Andrew J. Monaghan, Rebecca J. Eisen ...

Lyme disease is transmitted by the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus), and the range of these ticks is spreading, according to new research. Some ...

Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. Transmission occurs primarily through the bite of an infected deer tick (Ixodes ...

If you have lived in the northeastern United States any time in the last 25 years or so, you have almost certainly heard of Lyme disease. You may have scrutinized odd-looking insect bites, wondering ...

Nicholas H. Ogden; Laurie St-Onge; Ian K. Barker; Stéphanie Brazeau; Michel Bigras-Poulin; Dominique F. Charron; Charles M. Francis; Audrey Heagy; L. Robbin Lindsay ...

An international team of scientists led by Purdue University has sequenced the genome of the tick that transmits Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne illness in North America. The decade-long ...

A recent study shows blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are actually really good at surviving extreme cold and heat in nature. Previous lab research suggests that even short periods of especially ...

While many homeowners heed the advice to clear their lawns of fallen leaves in autumn to avoid creating tick-friendly habitat in high-use areas, a new study on tick abundance in leaf litter says ...

Armed with barbed mouthparts and sophisticated spit, ticks (Ixodes scapularis) employ strategies that have served them for millions of years — stealthily hitching onto a host, slicing through its skin ...

JAMES L. OCCI, M.S. Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States. It is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by the deer tick. Deer ticks ...