With the increase in tick-borne illnesses here in Albany and across the country, it is important now more than ever to recognize these troublesome insects and avoid playing host to them. Tick-borne illnesses can be extremely serious. Lyme disease...

Ticks and mosquitoes are no big deal, right? Who hasn't gotten half a dozen mosquito bites while enjoying a campfire cookout? It's just something you have to deal with. And, ticks are no big deal, right? You're not a dog. Well, before you shrug off...

Do mosquitoes love you? There may be a reason why. Michael Smith, Chief Medical Editor for WebMD offers these tips from making yourself less attractive to those summer blood suckers.

If someone were to ask you this question, what would you say? Would your answer be sharks? Or how about wolves? There are a lot of scary creatures in this world, and we all have our own particular preference for which ones scare us the most. But if...

When looking at these two pests, it is easy to see all the ways they are different. One is an insect with six legs while the other is an arachnid with eight. One flies about collecting blood wherever it can find it, and the other is a parasite that...