There's a parasitic insect that can spread a dangerous disease while it bites you. Here's what you should know about kissing ...

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 ...

Triatomine bugs carry a parasite that causes Chagas disease.

A potentially deadly condition caused by the triatomine insect, commonly known as the “kissing bug,” may be becoming endemic in the United States, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and ...

New Jersey already has its fair share of pesky bugs — from spotted lanternflies to cicadas to Asian lady beetles. You can now add another critter to the list: Jumping worms. Experts say these worms — ...

Parasitoid insects, unlike parasites, kill their hosts by consuming them during their larval stage. Most parasitoids are small wasps and flies, and they infect a wide range of insects and arachnids.

Tiny bugs in strawberries are normal. Learn why they're there and how to remove them before eating or freezing your fruit.

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have found unusually high levels of parasitic infection in the insects that transmit Chagas disease in the Borderlands. The bugs were collected near ...

Living on a diet of blood requires some specific adaptations, such as a way to keep the food source flowing. To prevent their meal from turning into an indigestible clot, mosquitoes evolved very ...