A stinging insect that had vanished from one European country for roughly half a century is back, and its return is part of a wider pattern that should make all of us pay closer attention to the bugs ...

Officials are sounding the alarm on an emerging disease spreading throughout the United States that is caused by the kissing bug, an insect known for biting people near the lips. The insect, native to ...

As the world gets smaller because of increased communication, international transportation, and recreational travel, ...

Like nature's clockwork, different pests show up to plague us in different seasons. In the summer, mosquitoes, ants, and hornets buzz, swarm, and creep around your property. And then, just as you're ...

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Kissing bugs have been spotted in West Virginia according to the Texas A&M University’s Kissing Bugs and Chagas Disease website. WVDNR says hemorrhagic disease outbreak in deer ...

Although the name sounds endearing, the “kissing bug” disease is nothing to fawn over. The disease is now being considered as an endemic classification, according to an August report from the Center ...

The triatomine insect—better known as the “kissing bug”—has been making headlines this month for its link to Chagas disease, an illness that can cause long-term health complications if left untreated.

(CNN) — Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by a parasite carried by insects called kissing bugs, should now be considered endemic in the United States, experts say – and without ...