The first thing medical professionals at Duke Health do when a patient arrives with a copperhead bite is ensure they’re stable — breathing properly and not in shock — and reassure them that copperhead ...

To combat the deadly diseases spread by mosquitoes, entomologists often turn to the blood-sucking insect’s reproductive life.

In a groundbreaking breakthrough, scientists have found a way to use mosquitoes’ mating behavior against them—by turning sex ...

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Gene editing holds the potential of suppressing mosquito species that carry deadly diseases — and raises ethical questions.

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Keep your summers safe and fun by avoiding these nasty outdoor hazards in Wisconsin, from deer ticks to poison sumac.

Connecticut’s annual mosquito management program started on Monday, monitoring mosquitoes for the presence of viruses that ...

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The pace of life in Austin slows over the summer months as snowbirds flee north and triple-digit temperatures spook would-be ...

NEW HAMPSHIRE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IT’S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST BITES, NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY’RE ANNOYING. THEY CAN ALSO BE HARMFUL. THE RISK FOR WEST NILE VIRUS AND TRIPLE-E TENDS TO BE ...

William Coomber returned from his stay at the Waverley Hotel in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with 'painful' bed bug bites across ...