Lone Star Ticks

The county has set up collection boxes for ticks at three parks: Lone Elk, Greensfelder and West Tyson.

The most common tick-borne illnesses in Missouri are Ehrlichiosis, Tularemia and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

Most people hope to avoid ticks when they take a walk in the woods.For biologists at Washington University’s Tyson Research Center, however, attracting…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 11, 2010 - Invaders wreak havoc. No, we are not referring to Attila the Hun or Hagar the…