Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Will it get cold enough to kill ticks and why do we have more of them in Pennsylvania? Those are two common questions a Penn State ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tick crawls across someone's pinky finger. - Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock Diseases contracted via ticks have been reported in ...

Freezing temperatures do not kill ticks, as they have adapted to survive cold weather. Ticks enter a dormant state and use natural antifreeze-like substances to endure the winter. Spring moisture ...

As Connecticut shivers through a stretch of subfreezing days, it is tempting to assume the cold is quietly solving the state’s tick problem. The reality, scientists say, is far more complicated, and ...