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Summers in Maine are magical. The air is warm, flowers are blooming, grills are sizzling. We move our entire lives outdoors. We take to our gardens, our yards, our patios. And then, there they are. The bugs. As eco-conscious Mainers, we look to...

With the shorter, warmer winters, experts say ticks can survive winter easier.

ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab is adding two new pathogens to its tick testing panels. The Tick Lab will now screen ticks for Powassan virus and Heartland virus in addition to testing for the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis and tularemia. Powassan virus […]

ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab is adding two new pathogens to its tick testing panels. The Tick Lab will now be screening ticks for Powassan virus and Heartland virus in addition to testing for the pathogens that...

After a near-record year for tick-borne diseases in 2022, the University of Maine Extension's Tick Lab can now test for Powassan virus and Heartland virus.

CDC data reveals cases of tickborne disease babesiosis are on the rise in some states where the disease was not previously endemic. Here's a look at some of the common symptoms and what people should do if they think they've been infected or come in contact with a tick.

Although deer tick season is commonly thought to be in the fall, warm weather can extend tick activity into the winter months, coordinator of the University of...

Peak activity for deer ticks usually takes place in the fall, but that activity can continue into winter months if temperatures rise above freezing.

Maine's U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King lobbied for the $6.2 million in research funding that's part of the recently passed federal budget bill.

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said it has recorded nearly 2,000 cases of Lyme disease so far this year.