Mosquitoes and crane flies are often confused for one another because they look similar at first glance, and they live in ...

Nebraska's first reported case of West Nile virus for the 2025 season was detected in the East Central District Health ...

Common garden snails and slugs could now be considered venomous, according to scientists. In a study that shakes up the ...

Garden snails and aphids are venomous animals. This is the startling outcome of a new study that argues for a radical shift ...

Mosquitoes are swarming back into Central Texas after recent storms soaked the region, leaving behind sticky humidity and pockets of standing water.

While males lack a strong proboscis to pierce skin, they do have bushy antennae which allows them to detect the pheromones released by female mosquitos. Beyond the peculiarities and interesting ...

A mosquito’s proboscis — the elongated part of its mouth it uses to bite humans — has two tubes. One tube is used for sucking blood from humans. The other injects saliva into the bite.

Bedbug infestations are not just a modern problem—these pests have been with early human ancestors for 245,000 years, causing problems long before the invention of beds. Lindsay Miles, an entomologist ...

Discover how the IG2 next-gen mosquito net is saving lives from malaria by overcoming recently evolved chemical-resistance in ...

A batch of mosquitos trapped by Macon Mosquito Abatement District has tested positive for West Nile Virus. No human cases ...