Researchers are saying that kissing bugs—which are often carriers of Chagas disease—have developed a "secure foothold" in the U.S.

People in Florida are having to worry about a unique disease-carrying insect known as the kissing bug. New research shows ...

Bugs found in 29 states, primarily Florida and Texas, may be invading homes and spreading a deadly parasite responsible for a ...

Kissing bugs that carry the parasite for Chagas disease, a potentially serious tropical condition, have established a base in ...

Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their ...

Netflix's latest documentary unpacks the 2013 'poop cruise,' in which a Carnival cruise ship was stranded at sea for days ...

A kissing bug found in New Castle County in July 2023 was infected with a parasite that cause fatal Chagas disease, UD researchers discovered.

Knowing what kissing bugs look like, what attracts them and how to avoid them can be crucial. Here's everything to know about kissing bugs and Chagas disease in Arizona. Where are kissing bugs found?

Kissing bugs can spread Chagas disease, and you might not even know you were bitten. Here's what kissing bugs look like and how to get rid of them.

Among their functions, they help the parasite recover cell volume in the hyperosmotic environment of bug poop.

This video from PBS Deep Look gives a gross glimpse of the deadly kissing bug as it gorges on blood from prey and does other disgusting things. The post This Deadly ‘Kissing Bug’ Grossly ...

(via Deep Look) A kissing bug gorges on your blood. Then it poops on you. And that poop might contain the parasite that causes Chagas disease, which can be deadly. Without knowing it, millions of ...