In a nutshell Park entrances have the highest concentration of Toxocara parasite eggs, followed by playgrounds, posing a ...
If you ever travel back in time to the reign of dinosaurs, don’t touch any flowers – it might just be a parasitic wasp in ...
A SHOCKING new report has highlighted how a trip to your local park could leave you blind. Soil tests from parks in Dublin, ...
Modern-day parasitoids in the same superfamily—Chrysidoidea—include cuckoo wasps (which, as their name suggests, lay their ...
The four most concerning female parasites lay eggs at different rates. For instance, a female brown stomach worm will lay about 200 eggs per day, while a female barber pole worm can lay 10,000 eggs a ...
Dublin parks show high levels of roundworm eggs near entrances, highlighting health risks and the need for better pet waste cleanup.
Park entrances and playgrounds have been identified as potential hotspots for roundworm, with dog faeces the biggest cause of ...
Its eggs are then shed in bird feces, with further stages cycling through snails and back to fish. This helps transfer nutrients through the ecosystem. Parasites can even make a whole ecosystem ...
New research by zoologists at Trinity College has identified the entrances to public parks and children's playgrounds in ...