Your neighborhood is home to all sorts of amazing animals, from raccoons, squirrels and skunks to birds, bugs and snails. Even if you don't see them, most of these creatures are leaving evidence of ...

Bug enthusiasts will be seeing red at this year's Arizona Insect Festival, which will feature a new exhibit on a prickly pear parasite used for centuries to make a prized ...

Students with head lice infestation do not need to be sent home early from school, the CDC says. Students can go home at the end of the day and return to class once beginning treatment. Experts say ...

Lice cannot hop, jump or fly. The most common way to get lice is through head-to-head contact with someone who already has them, according to experts.

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 ...

A report from the CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal published last week details why Chagas disease, which is carried by triatomine insects ("kissing bugs"), should be classified as endemic in ...

Even in areas relatively undisturbed by human activity, insect populations are on the decline, with climate change as a likely culprit. That's the finding of new research from the University of North ...

From pollinating flowers to enabling decomposition and supporting nutrient cycles, insects' abundance and biodiversity are critical for maintaining healthy ecosystems. However, recent studies showing ...