Kissing bugs, also known as triatomine bugs or conenose bugs, are blood-sucking insects that get their nickname from their ...

Q: I found a bloodsucking conenose bug on the outside wall of my house. I made a definite identification - it matched up exactly with the photo in my insect book. Is this bug dangerous to my cats ...

Kissing bugs are known carriers of Chagas disease, a debilitating and sometimes deadly disease, but this does not seem to be a problem in the United States, according to the Pest Notes, Conenose ...

The conenose bugs belong to the order Hemiptera, family Reduviidae. 91 They are commonly called "assassin bugs," "kissing bugs," "corsairs," "black corsairs," "wheel bugs" and "bedbug hunters ...

Actually, the kissing bug is officially referred to as the bloodsucking conenose bug. This pest is native to Central and South America as well as Mexico and is much more prevalent there.

Texas scientists researching Chagas disease and its effects on canines and humans are looking for help from the public in learning more about the potentially fatal, parasite-caused, all-but ...

Conenose bugs have cone-shaped heads, prominent antennae, pear-shaped bodies and sticklike legs. They are dark brown or black and about an inch and a half long.

The conenose beetle typically doesn't kill, though it could lead to entomophobia, or fear of all bugs, according to Lisa Powers, a Tennessee biologist with 32 years of experience. And it could ...

JANELLE: WGAL NEWS 8’S TOSIN FAKILE HAS MORE ON IF THE BUG COULD MAKE ITS WAY TO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. TOSIN: THE KISSING BUG IS COMMON IN LATIN AMERICA, AND FOLKS WITH PENN STATE EXTENSION ...