Social media loves to claim that opossums eat 5,000 ticks in a week, but is it true? Do possums eat ticks? Find out the facts ...

Nature’s pest patrol: Opossums eat insects, snails, rodents, and ticks, reducing garden pests and lowering disease risks like Lyme. Masters of adaptation: From wetlands to urban alleys, opossums use ...

DEDHAM, Mass. — Opossums are nocturnal critters that may repel and disgust many, but they could be a important factor in keeping ticks and Lyme disease at bay. On the heels of a mild winter in ...

are the bane of those who frequent the outdoors. They can render the glory of an outing in the woods or along a stream into an ordeal of serious illness, even death. All from a pinprick and the ...

What is going on in your backyard after dark? No matter how sophisticated you think you are in your daily life, no matter how strictly you control your environment, there is a lot of Nature out there.