West Nile Virus activity in Bell County has been confirmed. The Harker Heights Fire Department is urging the public to take preventive measures to protect yourself and your family. The Bell County ...

Light therapy lamps can boost your mood and health, according to experts, but they must meet certain qualifications in order to work.

Metarhizium robertsii, a pathogenetic soil-dwelling fungus, infects a variety of insects through spores that eventually kill them. Scientists have known that the fungus can spread when a healthy bug ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that ...

By combining LED technology and nanomaterials, researchers have created a therapy that eliminates cancer cells using ...

Mosquitoes carry dangerous diseases, making protection vital. Natural scents from plants like citronella, peppermint, ...

University of Maryland entomologist Raymond St. Leger helped develop a new strain of fungus that mimics flowers to attract ...

The mosquito-borne disease is most common in tropical and subtropical regions. The New York State Department of Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired chikungunya on Long Island, marking the ...

A novel disease prevention strategy—targeting a mosquito that spreads the dengue virus—significantly reduces both the mosquito numbers and cases of disease across a community, finds a major new study.

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - There are four areas of West Baton Rouge Parish that will see some extra attention after mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile Virus. You might think a ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - WTOC is getting an inside look at the mosquito testing facility in Beaufort County. It’s where they test pesky insects for deadly diseases, like Eastern Equine ...

Teresa Thomas-Nett has neutralized a record number of yellowjacket nests in West Marin this summer. The wasps likely benefitted from the mild winter, according to her longtime employer, the ...