While we typically associate ticks with warmer months in spring and summer, certain parts of the country aren’t cold enough to fend off these pests in the middle of winter. Even in the northern ...

Dogs that have been outside are susceptible to ticks. Here are the top spots to check your pup for ticks when coming indoors - and how to remove them.

CONCORD, N.H. — Hikers and dog lovers may have thought the subzero temperatures this winter would put a dent in this year's tick population. Think again.

In fact, adult black-legged ticks stand up to winter weather just fine, and deer tick season never really ends, said Jody L. Gangloff-Kaufmann, an entomologist at the Cornell University College of ...

During a typically cold Michigan winter ticks are not active and feeding on hosts. Yes that’s the less scary way of saying biting and sucking some animal’s or human’s blood.

“During the winter months, December through early March, the ticks tend to be dormant. Now that said, if we have temperatures that are above freezing, and particularly if they get to around 40 ...

In this July 2011 photo, a moose picks its head up from eating grass from Pierce Pond in North New Portland, Maine. (Pat Wellenbach/AP) Although last year saw low numbers of winter ticks on Maine ...