Health officials in Suffolk County are urging residents to take precautions after a fourth raccoon tested positive for rabies ...

Some illnesses spread through tick bites have been known threats in Rhode Island for some time. Others, such as Alpha-gal ...

Long Island’s vulnerable pine barrens, recently ravaged by wildfires last March, are facing another threat in the form of an ...

Though not all ticks carry Lyme disease, it is the most common tick-borne infection in New York City and in the United States, according to the city Department of Health. The yearly number of Lyme ...

How can we help birds? The South Shore Audubon Society has identified five critical habitat areas currently at risk of loss ...

Which tick repellants are safe to use indoors? How do you keep ticks from coming inside the home in the first place?