Activities of ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers and more start increasing in the spring. Here are tips for protecting yourself from ...

Experts at the University of Dundee have joined the fight against a potentially fatal parasitic disease affecting millions of people worldwide.

Known as the kissing bug, this insect carries a parasite that can cause the potentially fatal Chagas disease. "Kissing bugs are not your typical insect. Feeding on blood—mostly at night—they ...

Mannon. “They can be contaminated by pathogenic bugs or toxic compounds like lead, mercury or arsenic.” While contracting a parasite is less likely than many TikTok cleanse promoters would ...

Triatomine bugs — known as kissing bugs — are nocturnal, blood-sucking insects that carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease. They are known to bite areas on the face, such as the eye or ...

Not only are cicadas returning to the Volunteer State this year but Tennessee is expected to have one of the largest concentrations of the nuisance bugs anywhere in the U.S., according to USA TODAY.