University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown professors Manisha Nigam, Matt Tracey and Jill Henning have formed a business, Adventure Bioscience, to further develop and potentially commercially market their ...

Missouri lawmakers are considering legislation requiring the state to track alpha-gal syndrome and Lyme disease cases Alpha-gal syndrome causes severe allergic reactions to mammal products, including ...

If you have a yard that backs up to a woods or heavy brush, then ticks will find their way into lawn, threatening pets and family me ...

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With pesticide resistance emerging, researchers evaluated the efficacy of organic compounds for controlling the pest.

Health officials in Kendall County are urging residents to take extra precautions against tick bites after new data revealed ...

From summer evenings to global disease prevention, mosquito repellents are a daily defense for billions of people, yet until ...

The life span of a deer tick is about two years and they develop through three stages: larva, nymph and adult. Their bite is painless and often is unnoticed, but they can carry Lyme disease. Photo ...

Photo courtesy of TickSafety.com Deer ticks are small, and attach painlessly to people, often without being noticed. The best defense against Lyme disease is prevention. Use EPA-approved repellents ...

The team in Wolfville, N.S., will test repellents and research tick-borne diseases, but it will also breed thousands of the pests to send to researchers around the world. Watch Amy Smith's interview ...