Every year, nearly 31 million people in the U.S. are bitten by a tick. Tick-related illnesses like Lyme disease are on the ...

They feed on deer, foxes, skunks, coyotes, dogs, ... American dog ticks are the largest species of tick in West Virginia. They have brown legs and brown bodies, with small mouthparts.

Experts are warning medical professionals and those who venture outdoors to be aware of a tick-borne illness that is moving ...

Sean Lawrence, West Virginia University (THE CONVERSATION) When you think about ticks, you might picture nightmarish little ... Predators such as bears and wolves were driven out, as were deer. As ...

By Sean Lawrence, West Virginia University Updated June 18, 2025 2:03 p.m. ... This article has been updated to clarify that ticks spread alongside the deer population.

Holly Gaff “These are great places for deer, and deer are great food for ticks,” she said. Gaff, who leads ODU’s Tick Research Team, headed a group involved in the study that collected ticks ...

By Sean Lawrence, West Virginia University June 18, 2025 ... And with the deer came deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis). When a tick feeds on an infected deer, it can take up the bacteria.

By Sean Lawrence, West Virginia University Updated June 18, 2025 5:03 p.m. ... This article has been updated to clarify that ticks spread alongside the deer population.

By Sean Lawrence, West Virginia University Updated June 18, 2025 2:03 p.m. ... This article has been updated to clarify that ticks spread alongside the deer population.