CBS New York reports, a new disease spread by deer ticks has already infected 100,000 New Yorkers since the state first started keeping track.

Summer has arrived, the weather is beautiful, and you and your friends, naturally, are looking forward to dining alfresco. Before your outdoor event begins this 4th of July weekend, we want you to keep a few things in mind to ward off picnic pests.

The Poughkeepsie Journal, presented the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s point of view (“Valley View: Long-term antibiotics not warranted for Lyme treatment” June 16), Dr. Lyle Petersen propagates myths about Lyme disease. Let’s examine...

YNN Albany reports, Pittsfield has begun mosquito spraying treatments to help keep mosquitoes at bay. With the high amounts of rain in our area, mosquito populations are increasing due to the weather. Earlier this year, experts were unsure how to...

Spider control can be challenging, particularly in the warmer months when spiders are most active. In the wake of aberrant weather, we may expect to see a livelier year in terms of pests. A greater availability of insects will result in a greater...

Mosquitoes, they are annoying, a nuisance, they bite and leave you with an itchy reminder. Mosquitoes transmit at least three human diseases that have been found in the United States. All of them are potentially fatal. These diseases include West...