This year's tick season has been extremely active, leading to a surge in ER visits because of tick bites, particularly in the Northeast. This year's figures are the highest since 2019, according to ...

Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. You probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny parasites are ...