Permethrin, a chemical compound that helps control insect and tick infestations, can be applied to clothing and equipment.

There are a number of steps you can take to protect yourself from ticks when you are in nature, but there is one you should take: Spray your footwear with the synthetic insecticide permethrin. Reports ...

The Fox Valley is seeing its summer tick bite uptick. Here's how to protect yourself and pets while spending time outside.

Ticks are prevalent in Colorado, especially during spring and early summer, and can transmit diseases. Prevent tick bites by staying on trail centers, using permethrin-treated clothing, and applying ...

Ticks thrive in humid, overgrown areas. Learn how to safely remove them from your yard and prevent infestations.

Say goodbye to ticks in your yard with this clever DIY repellent, which involves reusing two discarded home essentials in the ...

Summer has arrived, and with it increased risk of tick exposure. Places to watch out for include wooded areas and patches with tall grass and bushes, explains Dr. Goudarz Molaei, research scientist ...

This Year’s Tick Season Could Be the Worst in Decades — Be Ready With Repellents, Removal Tools, and Treatments ...

As soon as the weather gets nice, people head outside in droves. I’m always prone to ending up on a trail or at the park, and ...

While a tick might attach onto an animal that takes it up into a tree and then fall, the chances that the skydiving arachnids ...