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Lone Star ticks are the most often seen ticks in the county.

Monroe County Health Dept. launches tick app

Isabella Vesperini

The app shows the location the tick was found and what kind of tick it is.

The lone star tick is one of three main disease-carrying ticks in Indiana — along with the black-legged tick and the American dog tick. This tick doesn't carry Lyme disease but can carry other diseases like ehrlichiosis.

IDOH to investigate Floyd County tick disease death, urges Hoosiers to protect themselves

Rebecca Thiele

The state is investigating a fatal case of ehrlichiosis in Floyd County.

Purdue University postdoctoral researcher Maria Murgia makes a deer tick easier to see by connecting the microscope to a laptop computer. Deer ticks, also known as blacklegged ticks, can carry Lyme disease.

Is there an outbreak of Lyme disease this year? No, but tick diseases are on the rise.

Rebecca Thiele

Ticks carry diseases by biting infected hosts like deer, mice or rabbits. So just because you got a tick bite doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll get an illness.

Archery season extends through January 7 of 2024, and gun season runs from November 18 to January 31.

Bloomington City Council approves deer feeding ban

Lucas González

The council unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting deer feeding within city limits. It goes into effect on Sept. 1.

Purdue University postdoctoral researcher Maria Murgia examines a female deer tick inside a petri dish. Purdue, Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame are all working to track how ticks and their diseases move across the state.

Lack of data leaves Indiana doctors unprepared for tick diseases

Rebecca Thiele

Purdue University, Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame are all working to track how ticks and their diseases move across the state.