Gov. Abbot is taking action and warning that the fly "poses a serious threat to Texas livestock industry and wildlife." ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a Health Advisory regarding outbreaks of New World ...

A warming climate is disrupting the delicate balance of nature. An international team of scientists led by entomologists from ...

What looked like a pearl necklace on a tiny spider turned out to be parasitic mite larvae. Scientists identified the mites as a new species, marking the first record of its family in Brazil. The ...

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Parasite-infected insects are creeping over the border into Texas from Mexico in surging numbers. ‘Kissing bugs,’ or triatomine insects, collected at the southern border near El Paso, Texas, are ...

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 ...

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Transmission occurs when the bug bites exposed skin – often the face or arms – and defecates near the bite. The feces, contaminated with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, enter the body through mucous ...

The parasitic kissing bug disease is not new, but it has become increasingly common to the point of being endemic in the U.S. Because of this, the insect-borne illness has been a point of interest for ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - They’re called kissing bugs – and while their name sounds harmless, experts say these insects can carry a parasite that leads to potentially deadly illnesses. The CDC issued a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A parasitic disease called Chagas may be establishing itself in the United States, and the “kissing bugs” that cause the illness are known to live in Ohio, according to a ...