Mosquito bites are irritating at best and vectors for disease at worst. Depending on what country you are in, they can ...

What happens when the dengue virus enters the body? What kind of immunity cells does it encounter? What does the body's ...

Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans.

Health authorities warn of increased malaria risk during monsoon season. The ministry urges simple preventive actions to ...

West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne virus first identified in Uganda in 1937. It belongs to the same viral family as dengue ...

The larval stage of some insects spend part of their life cycle in soil and will damage plants. Grubs, wireworms and cutworms ...

Scientists discovered a caterpillar that lives in spider webs, eating the bugs that get stuck - including the spider that ...

Dengue fever is a potentially life-threatening viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes.

As the UK basks in warm weather, Brits are spending more time outside. The NHS has now shared a list of some of the insect ...

Releases of sterile male mosquitoes in L.A. County drove down the pest population, studies found. But homeowners would need to pay to bring them to a wider area.

This engaging activities pack for Insect Week helps primary pupils find out about minibeasts through fun, hands-on ...

Park ranger Jesse Anderson leads dozens of people on a weekly hike in North Carolina to see some of the most unique living ...