Termites eat wood and can enter homes. People often ask, “do termites bite humans?”. While rare, the answer is yes. Th ...

The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the insect's saliva. While the bug is sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Anaphylaxis With Insect Bites: Very Rare A severe life-threatening ...

Oropouche virus, also known as 'sloth fever', leaves patients suffering from a fever, chills and muscle aches for at least a ...

Big changes are coming to the city of Des Moines' mosquito control program to help address a $17 million deficit in the ...

Bites of the upper face can cause severe swelling around the eye. This does not hurt the vision and is harmless. The swelling is often worse in the morning after lying down all night. It will improve ...

Summers are becoming increasingly extreme due to climate change, with rising global temperatures leading to more frequent and ...

Hotter temperatures may render natural insect repellents less effective against ... animals detect noxious heat and harmful chemicals. In humans, this receptor can induce eye and skin irritation.

Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves.

A potentially deadly virus was detected for the first time in Queensland’s capital as the state health authority issued ...

“People from all over the world have emailed me and said the book inspired them and that they could relate to my brief-written ‘Sound Bites’ on each topic and each page,” he said. One ...

For example, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found that people with xylazine-associated wounds are often denied admittance to detox and rehabilitation programs until their ...