With tick season ramping up again this spring, it’s time to marshall your tools for keeping biting, disease-causing bugs at bay. Using bug spray is one important strategy, as is keeping your yard ...

Public health experts are increasingly concerned about the Zika virus. To combat that threat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a full array of anti-mosquito measures, ...

If you’re spending time outdoors, especially during peak tick season, it’s essential to use the best tick repellent products. “There is nothing good that happens when a tick attaches to the human body ...

Summer has arrived, and with it increased risk of tick exposure. Places to watch out for include wooded areas and patches with tall grass and bushes, explains Dr. Goudarz Molaei, research scientist ...

If you're spending time outside, you should use bug spray to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes and ticks. Some repellents work better than others — products with DEET and PMD tend to be best for ...

Having any kind of bug latch onto you is unpleasant, but ticks come with another level of concern given the diseases they carry. Tick repellents for humans help protect you from these blood-sucking ...

There are vaccines against some mosquito-borne diseases (e.g., yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis) and you can take medication to help prevent malaria. But you should also take precautions to avoid ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- It's a question that comes to our inbox each summer. This year, Bill from Willmar and Linda from Brooklyn Park asked: Can humans wear tick collars? That might not be an option up ...