Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...

Ticks are parasites that bite and feed on humans and pets. They can spread Lyme disease and other infections. Here's what to ...

What can a tiny wasp with a rather gruesome parasitic life cycle teach us about evolution, behavior and human developmental ...

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

USDA announces new Texas facility to breed sterile New World screwworm flies as part of an effort to combat the flesh-eating ...

Peak black fly season has passed in Michigan which is typically around mid-May through mid-June, but they continue to bite ...

The U.S Department of Agriculture shut down animal imports through ports along the southern border due to a growing outbreak ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

It may seem unusual to think of chimpanzees as doctors, but they more closely resemble human healers than you may expect.

The fish, which can survive short periods of time in low-oxygen conditions by breathing air, is an invasive species.

Most people will reflexively recoil at the words "flesh-eating maggots," and if you're one of them, you'll probably be ...