Disease-carrying insects are no longer confined to the tropics or to a short summer season. From mosquitoes and ticks to the ...

These trends threaten to undermine progress made in tackling animal vector-borne pathogens, including decades of investment and emerging technologies such as harnessing bacteria, genetic engineering ...

A recent review published in PLOS Pathogens discussed the current research on the role of molecular mechanisms in mediating immune priming in insects and regulating vector-borne disease transmission.

"And whether it's bacteria or viruses, they transmit, they're just smarter than humans in that case because they're more ...

"That’s their blood meal." Experts issue warning as disease-carrying insects appear in new US regions: 'They are locked into humans' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Much of the Earth has been modified by humans, which has a flow-on effect on natural ecosystems, including the insects that carry disease. For the first time, researchers have examined when and how ...

Lake effect snow and bitter cold temperatures were expected to create a period of slick travel for parts of the region beginning Saturday afternoon through the Vicksburg transforms into Yuletide ...

A study showing that potentially deadly kissing bugs can be genetically modified promises to further advance the already booming field of gene editing, and the development could provide a tool for ...

A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia pipientis and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their sperm, preventing them from fertilizing eggs of females that do not ...

Michigan is warning residents about an increased risk of Lyme disease, as cases have risen considerably in the past few years. New data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows ...

The National Pest Management Association on Friday released its bi-annual Vector Sectors™ list of the top 10 U.S. cities with the greatest risk for increased pest pressure from vector pests for the ...

Combined with globalized trade, the overall rise in temperatures driven by human-induced climate change has allowed insects ...