This one-of-a-kind predatory strategy has never been seen in other insects. Scientists think it was used to trap flies into ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising people 60 and older to avoid receiving the chikungunya vaccine.

Vermont officials say the biggest risk is in the height of the summer and early fall, but the state sets mosquito traps in ...

The Mobile County Health Department is about to start spraying for the insects. The health department set up traps to help ...

The Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD) has started its annual mosquito trapping season and testing for West ...

Commonly referred to as “no-see-ums” in North America, these tiny pests are known as “punkies” in the Northeast, “five-O’s” in Florida and Alabama (due to their penchant for biting people around 5 p.m ...

Living in the blissfully quiet countryside brings many blessings, but the abundance of flying insects is not one of them.

“Flamingos are super-specialized animals for filter feeding,” Ortega Jiménez said. “It’s not just the head, but the neck, ...

Masters of fluid dynamics, the pink birds use everything from the shape of their feet to the chattering of their bills to vastly increase the number of shrimp they can catch.

Flamingos aren’t passive feeders; they're active predators that create underwater vortices using their beaks, necks, and feet ...

The Lackawanna County West Nile Virus Prevention Program recently began its seasonal mosquito monitoring, with the first ...

This assassin bug's ability to use a tool — bees’ resin — could shed light on how the ability evolved in other animals.