Last year’s growing season brought to Kansas a new disease to corn. Corn stunt spiroplasma and its associated vector the corn ...

A new drug that makes human blood poisonous to mosquitoes could be a vital new tool to fight malaria. The drug, called nitisinone, kills mosquitos but is not toxic to humans.

Technology originating in the Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design uses AI to rapidly identify ...

Michael Harrelson Some solid waste professionals—like yours truly—believe there is a “better way” to “dispose” of our country ...

The UKHSA said that mosquito-borne infections like dengue can cause pain in the eyes and make them bleed, fever, severe ...

In the fight against malaria, controlling the mosquito population is crucial. Several methods are currently used to reduce ...

As spring unfolds and temperatures rise, so does insect activity. While some insects like bees are beneficial, others, such as ticks and mosquitoes, are less welcome. And this year, experts predict we ...

A warm summer night, the hum of mosquitoes filling the air, and you, slathering on DEET, waving your arms like a windmill, ...

The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have ...

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a key eco-friendly biocontrol agent, targeting specific pests in agriculture, reducing ...

In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with ...