After over a year of Ebola in the DRC, the outbreak has now appeared in Uganda. The neighboring country confirmed multiple cases of Ebola, including one death of a 5-year-old boy from the disease. The WHO has promised further support to the region, although decided not to declare the outbreak a global health emergency.
Machine learning and satellite comms are helping identify mosquitoes and their infection potential.
Climate change is helping the deer tick, which causes Lyme disease, expand its range throughout a wide swath of the United States.
With awareness of bed bugs spreading far and wide, businesses need to be prepared in the event of a bed bug outbreak. Especially for hotels and rental…
These vaccine-derived viruses continue to haunt certain regions of the world.
Does a drought-filled world mean more insect outbreaks?
If you have received a letter from school saying there is a lice outbreak in your child's classroom, don't panic. Follow our expert tips to make sure your child stays lice free.
We can verify there's no new deadly spider hitting the U.S.
“We desperately need to find new ways to deal with ticks and mosquitoes”
New research suggests purging is an important part of an ant colony's defense against infection.
As pest experts, knowing how flies spread disease is important to controlling and preventing fly viruses and bacteria from spreading in your home or business.
There is no known drug that can prevent the spread of dengue, which means that anybody can contract this disease.
The deBugged blog explains why roaches are bad and the dangers they pose for humans in today's world.
Doctors say it’s so contagious you can spread it even before you test positive or a day after you’re initially infected.
WCSH News Center 6 interviews Modern Pest to find out why bed bugs are back in larger numbers than before, what to look for and how to get rid of BED BUGS! A...
Tiny fragments of plastic consumed by mosquito larvae are carried into the air when the insect starts to fly – a previously unknown way for the material to contaminate the food chain
Q: Why do I have a yellow sticky card on my lemon tree? — Jack, Los Osos
With flattened bodies, grabbing forelegs and deciduous wings, deer keds do not look like your typical fly. These parasites of deer — which occasionally bite humans — are more widely distributed across the U.S. than previously thought, according to Penn State entomologists, who caution that deer keds may transmit disease-causing bacteria.
Cycling in and out of jails contributes to the spread of HIV. Meds can keep risk of transmission low behind bars -- but risk increase upon release, when ...
Bedbugs are spawned through a process called traumatic insemination, in which the male stabs the female in the stomach and injects sperm in the wound.