ticks

With summer in full swing, lots of people head outdoors for hiking, biking, and camping. But summer is also prime season for all kinds of annoying and sometimes harmful insects, like ticks.These tiny bugs can cause a host of health problems, ranging from the minor to the serious. And in this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media's Martin Matheny talked to a trio of experts about those dangers, including how to avoid catching a tick-borne illness and what kind of research is underway to help combat those diseases.

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Delaware, and the Delaware Division of Public Health is reminding people to protect against ticks.

Ticks are active all year and can be found in all sorts of habitats, but this is considered tick season and DNREC is specifically cautioning people who…

A new species of tick native to China has been found in the First State.State Tick Biologist Lauren Maestas identified five Asian longhorned ticks in New…

Ticks are active in Delaware year-round. But warmer weather means more Delawareans are spending time outside, where they can come into contact with ticks.…

Some predict this could be a banner year for ticks and the diseases they carry, but state health officials say it’s too early to panic.Lyme disease is the…