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.

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 ...

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 ...

San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District (SGVMVCD) Vector Ecologist Gimena Ruedas sets up what is known as a Gravid Trap near a small wash harboring stagnant water, which could ...

Diseases caused by insects are booming. Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that illness spread by ticks, mosquitoes and fleas had tripled since 2004. Between ...

Scientists report unusually high Chagas disease parasite rates in kissing bugs collected near the U.S.-Mexico border region.

The overheating of our planet and resulting changes to climates across the globe are bad news for much of life on Earth — but they're great news for mosquito populations, which are surging in the ...

A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia 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 have the ...

Disease-carrying insects are no longer confined to the tropics or to a short summer season. From mosquitoes and ticks to the so-called kissing bug, a growing body of research shows that these vectors ...

The nation’s spreading population of deer ticks is likely to cause 300,000 to 400,000 cases of Lyme disease this year. Paywall-free, every day. MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free ...

West Nile virus, Lyme disease and even plague are among the many diseases spread to people by mosquitoes, ticks and fleas, and nationwide the number of these illnesses tripled between 2004 and 2016.