ticks

A list of common Montana Summer pests to be aware of.

Strapping tick collars around your ankles and neck is tempting, but it's a really bad idea. Do this instead.

The little animals can have big viruses.

It's spring, and that means a host of hard-bodied, blood sucking arachnids will be trying to make a meal out of Montana hikers. Tick season has arrived. "As the temperatures begin to get warmer in Montana, the ticks start to come out," said Montana Department of Health and Human Services Epidemiologist Joel Merriman...

Those creepy, skin crawly, little arachnids are out and they are hungry. So, what can you do to keep those little vampires from filling up on your blood?