The most common tick found on humans in Georgia is the lone star tick—an aggressive seeker of blood that can spread dangerous pathogens through its bites. The areas with the highest probability ...

Dr. Nicholas Michalakis of Piedmont Macon warns about health risks from ticks and snakes as Georgians spend more time ...

Mapping the lone star tick is another step in a comprehensive Emory University project to track and monitor the array of tick species in Georgia and the diseases that they can spread — including ...

Just in time for Halloween, the Georgia Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of a new bloodsucker in north Georgia. The Asian Longhorned tick, an invasive pest that can transfer ...

Summer means warmer weather, more family outings and the possibility of an encounter with a creepy crawly, also known as a tick. Tick season is year round in Georgia, experts say. However ticks ...

GEORGIA — Tick season is starting in Georgia, and along with it the potential for serious and debilitating tick-borne illnesses. Some illnesses spread through tick bites have been known threats ...

The Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health Division is confirming the Asian Longhorned tick is now in more North Georgia counties. The tick is native to eastern Asia, according to the ...

Tick season is year round in Georgia, experts say. However ticks are most active during the warmer months. “I remind my students that ticks were in the Southeast millions of years before humans ...

Aside from metro Atlanta, the areas with the highest probability for the presence of lone star ticks include the southern and middle portions of Georgia. “We found that these regions contain ...

The tick collection and testing is part of an ongoing effort to get a better handle on Georgia’s tick population and the diseases the ticks carry. Earlier this year, Emory scientists published ...