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They're almost invisible, yet the thought of them can make your skin crawl. Mites, those minuscule relatives of spiders, are ...

Have you seen more ticks than usual lately in Delaware? You're not alone. Here's what's up with the state's tick population ...

Ticks are obligate haematophagous ectoparasites of wild and domestic animals as well as humans, considered to be second worldwide to mosquitoes as vectors of human diseases. Tick-borne diseases are ...

Any new lesion or growth on your skin can be a cause for concern. You might wonder if it’s a harmless age spot or melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. The problem is, it’s often ...

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Merchant recommends simply using a pair of tweezers. “Grab the tick as close to the skin as possible,” he says. “Gently pull it straight out. It’s going to stick at first, but if you’re ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say a naturally occurring compound secreted by the skin of donkeys can effectively repel the most common human-biting tick. In fact ...

They have shown that a naturally occurring compound secreted by the skin of donkeys effectively repels adult Ixodes scapularis ticks—the most frequent human-biting tick in the U.S. Commonly ...