Blood-sucking insects are on the prowl but some people may be mistaking them for a different type of bug that is only hungry ...

Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is transmitted by triatomine insects, commonly known as kissing bugs.

When you hear the term kissing bug, you might imagine an insect with a romantic streak. However, they are more vampire than ...

When you hear the term kissing bug, you might imagine an insect with a romantic streak. However, they are more vampire than ...

Lately in Ohio you may have been hearing about yet another pest you have to watch out for in your homes. They’re about the ...

A few years ago, my next-door neighbor expressed concern when she learned that I placed assassin bug eggs in my garden for ...

While some insects, like fireflies, surprise us with their ability to shine in the darkness, other insects tend to ...

A parasite found in Mexico and Central and South America has made its way to eight states, according to U.S. Centers for ...

The actor, 55, who stars as protagonist Kevin McKay in the drama, was supported by his model partner, 42, as he walked the ...

Kissing bugs, also known as eastern-cone-nose bugs or triatomine, can bite faces and infect humans with Chagas disease.

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 ...

Parasitic “kissing bugs,” small dark insects with orange and red stripes, once thought to be confined to rural South America, are known to spread Chagas, or “kissing bug disease,” and their consistent ...