Pentagon to look into past tick research
The US House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into whether the Department of Defense experimented with ticks and other insects as biological weapons.
lyme disease
One scientist's radical idea to engineer mice and stop Lyme disease
Scientists are proposing the radical evolutionary step of genetically engineering the white-footed mice of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket to rid the islands of Lyme disease.
CDC: Tick, mosquito, flea illnesses triple in US
With summer around the corner, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts are warning --- beware the bugs!
What you need to know about ticks
As summer heat descends, replacing balmy spring breezes, ticks are becoming active in many regions of the United States. In the coming months, some experts predict that ticks and the diseases they cause will be more abundant due to warmer winter temperatures. Worry, though, is unnecessary since prevention is possible.
Return of summer means return of ticks
Though population down, incidence of Lyme disease stll high
The unofficial start to summer means the official return of some of our area's peskiest pests.
First Warn Forecast
