Learn how to recognize bite patterns, distinguish them from other insect bites, and know what steps to take if you suspect an ...

Deep in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, there’s a particular insect that stands out from the rest. And ...

Ever eaten bugs? Honors students get a lesson on the legal, social and environmental dimensions of the modern food system during an Honors College Signature Seminar.

Invasive pasture mealybug spreads across 20+ Texas counties, threatening grazing lands and livestock operations. Never before ...

Under a microscope, the mosquito’s proboscis looks like a tiny, precision tool. Thin, flexible, and sharp, it slips through ...

They flutter under streetlights, chew holes in old jumpers, and vanish before you get a proper look at them, but moths are much more than just nighttime nuisances. These insects have surprisingly ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in ...

People who live in the tropical areas where Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reside have probably known for centuries, or even millennia—thanks to their itchy bites—that the mosquitoes hunt most often at dawn ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Since time immemorial, mosquitoes have been geographically restricted due to cold temperatures in Earth’s arctic regions, but climate change is ...

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — The Missouri State Health Department says they’re on pace to exceed West Nile Virus cases from 2024. That’s on top of three reported deaths so far, the highest number reported ...

A mosquito feeds at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District in Utah on July 26, 2023. Photo by Rick Bowmer/AP The Eastern equine encephalitis virus has recently returned to Vermont, with ...

The CDC has identified the mosquito as the world's deadliest animal due to the diseases it transmits. Mosquitoes can carry several potentially fatal diseases, including West Nile virus, Malaria, and ...