If you're exploring Michigan's great outdoors this season, beware of ticks — potential Lyme disease carriers that will bite both people and their pets while looking for a blood meal. While the ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN — After a long winter, ticks are back in full-force, looking for human and animal hosts to feed on. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, there are more ...

A species of tick that could spread diseases to people, pets and livestock was recently identified for the first time in Michigan. Calvin University research students in May discovered Asian ...

The ticks were discovered at Grand Mere State Park through routine surveillance. Officials recommend regular tick checks for animals, tick treatments, and maintaining clear pastures and lawns to ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Ticks, potential carriers of Lyme disease, pose a risk to humans and pets in Michigan's outdoors. Tick season in Michigan typically spans from April to September, with peak activity when temperatures ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — Despite dropping temperatures along Michigan’s lakeshore, area veterinarians warn that ticks remain a threat to pets and their owners throughout fall, winter, and spring. Steve Fazer ...

You might think that the record cold temperatures West Michigan saw this winter will erase the tick population into the summer. An expert says that is not the case.