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A Kansas health alert from KDHE warns local health departments and providers of the human risk from New World screwworm and ...
Just as sure as leaves change for autumn and nighttime temperatures drop, lanternflies are appearing on plants, walkways and ...
Humans like to think we’re at the top of the food chain, but these insects don’t care. Some insects that can live comfortably in human bodies [iStock] The human body isn’t just home to ...
A predatory insect, the praying mantis has many unique qualities and Michigan residents may be able to observe them up close this fall. Here's why.
“This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an ...
In the summer months, crop fields and landscapes are full of minute pirate bugs feeding on insects, but in late summer and fall they start biting humans. This photo shows a minute pirate bug, ...
Just because they are essential doesn’t mean they can’t ever pose a threat to humans. Honeybees, bumble bees, paper wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets have all been known to sting humans when they ...
Crickets, beetles and moths are just some of the insects recently approved for human consumption by the Singapore government. John D. Buffington Bugs may soon make an appearance on dinner plates ...
An industry based on insects’ natural recycling abilities could help limit the environmental damage from our food system.