Grace Moeggenborg, a recent graduate of Michigan Technological University, is researching whether balsam fir oil can kill ...

Ticks are a fact of outdoor life throughout the United States. These blood-feeding arachnids (joint-legged invertebrate animals) become active every year after the first frost. While every creature ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've started noticing fleas, ticks, or both on your pets after time outdoors, there's a good chance that you'll also find these pests on ...

Ticks are often thought of as insects, but they are actually arachnids, like scorpions, spiders and mites. The notorious bloodsuckers await their victims on the tips of grasses and shrubs. When ...

Long Star ticks are generally found in the West, but they've recently made the jump to the East Coast, too. (NIAID/) This story originally featured on Outdoor Life. Our love of the outdoors can bring ...