From the perspective of viruses spread by insects, or arboviruses, making the evolutionary leap from insects to humans is a tough battle. Viruses cannot replicate very well in humans, which means ...

A bug bite that looks like a bruise can come from spiders, hornets, wasps, mosquitos, and ticks. While red marks, welts, and ...

“The saliva of mosquitoes is like a pharmacy. It's a cocktail of drugs and protein that will regulate several ... Vega-Rodriguez and his team wanted to explore how mosquito saliva dampened blood ...

There are two main types of mosquito repellants around ... the skin but also seems to discourage bugs from landing. For decades, families like mine have packed this spray for camping trips ...

A genetic biocontrol method which reduces the lifespan of female insects could work as fast as pesticides to reduce populations of disease-spreading mosquitoes and destructive crop pests ...