BILLINGS — A Bozeman hunter’s bird dog has alerted health officials to the possibility that the tick that carries Lyme ...

scapularis. Scientists found that grassy areas next to stone walls had nearly three times the amount of ticks as areas that weren’t next to stone walls. Researchers believe the reason for this ...

Numerous types of ticks exist, including the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and black-legged tick (Ixodes ...

The type of tick most commonly known to carry the bacterium that causes Lyme disease has been identified in eastern Montana, according to new National Institutes of Health (NIH) research. […] ...