Spotting a tiny bug on your body can immediately trigger panic about lice, whether it was found in your hair or not. However, ...

Male strepsipterans develop inside a host insect during their larval stage and, upon reaching the adult stage, emerge from ...

LAS VEGAS — Some species of parasitic roundworms can catapult themselves high into the air to latch onto fruit flies and other insects. Experiments now reveal that leaping Steinernema carpocapsae ...

They are known as "kissing bugs," but instead of spreading love, they transmit a parasitic disease that can be deadly. Chagas disease is considered endemic; it's present in 21 countries in the ...

"This is when the adult kissing bugs are dispersing." ...

University of Florida scientists are putting out a BOLO for the winged insects known to spread a deadly, heartbreaking parasite.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Anopheles mosquito is far and away the deadliest of dangerous insects. The parasite injected from the bite of this tiny ...

Known as "kissing bugs," triatomine bugs are now found in 29 states and can transmit Chagas disease. Experts explain how hikers can identify the bug and stay safe in the backcountry.

Scientists may have discovered a way to lessen risk of cancer in stem cells… using a parasitic piece of DNA from insects known as “piggyBac” that’ll cut and paste itself overwriting the disease.

Warmer weather means more bugs. Learn the hidden signs of infection and discover the best spring pet parasite prevention tips ...