By harnessing the unique auditory capabilities of these insects, scientists hope to revolutionize the capabilities of ...

New solutions that do not harm humans and the environment to control disease-carrying insects and agricultural pests could lead to fewer people contracting dangerous diseases. In the past few years, a ...

Some experts had previously believed that plague focalized in western Eurasia only in the decades following the Black Death. Y. pestis quietly embedded itself into the local landscape of insects ...

Using two species of flies from different climates -- one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry deserts of the Southwest -- scientists ...

Every summer, an insect with a sweet name poses a serious threat to the populations of the southern United States and Latin America.

Without treatment, Lyme disease can cause facial paralysis, nerve damage, and arthritis. A flea bite typically leads to small, raised lesions. People sensitive to insect bites might experience ...

However, some bug bites require medical treatment, including: bites from poisonous insect bites that cause a serious condition like Lyme disease bites or stings from an insect to which you’re ...

New solutions that do not harm humans and the environment to control disease-carrying insects and agricultural pests could lead to fewer people contracting dangerous diseases. In the past few ...