With hunting season in full swing, the threat of deer ticks looms large. Whether you’re after big game, small game, or ...

These miniature, spider-like pests often go unseen, and easily attach themselves onto humans ... for repelling ticks, and keeping them away for good. Very similar to plants that repel mosquitoes ...

Blacklegged ticks, sometimes called deer ticks ... In the meantime, most experts agree that repellents can help protect consumers against ticks. People just need to be sure to read the labels ...

The first tick in Illinois to test positive for a rare bacteria was discovered in Lake County, the Illinois Department of ...

REPELS DEER AND RABBITS: deer and rabbits don’t have to eat vegetation for the repellent to be effective—they have a natural aversion to the scent SPRAY ON PLANTS: use to treat landscaped ...

State health officials say the first tick to test positive for Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis (EME), a bacteria transmitted by ...

The disease is now known to be carried by both Lone Star ticks, common to Southern Illinois, and blacklegged or deer ticks, ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side For aerosol or pump sprays and lotions, the approximate retail price divided by product contents in ounces. For wipes or towelettes, the ...

Nootkatone protects from bug bites at similar rates as insect repellents ... at warding off ticks. While nootkatone is poisonous to insects, the chemical is nontoxic to humans and other mammals ...

Several species of ticks can cause problems for humans: Bedbugs are small, wingless, reddish-brown insects with flat, oval bodies. Many people say they look like an apple seed. They go through ...

A plant-based tick repellent is a substance derived from natural plant extracts that is used to deter ticks from attaching to humans or animals, offering protection against tick-borne diseases ...