Insects are often tiny and easily overlooked, yet some pose serious threats to human health and life, either through venomous stings, aggressive behaviour, or disease transmission. Understanding which ...

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Caterpillar stings are more common than you probably think! The scientific name for this experience is caterpillar envenomation, and it is an emerging public health issue. Out of the 133 families of ...

In Louisiana, pesky bug bites are far too common — even into fall and sometimes winter. There’s no escaping mosquitoes. Even a cold winter won’t keep the stinging, biting creatures away for long.

There’s one instance where people look forward to a bee sting — when it’s Altrusa International of Springfield’s 26th annual Literacy Sting. About 12 adult teams will have fun trying to earn bragging ...

New wearable microneedle patches mimic bee stings to provide painless, long-lasting drug delivery Credit: Professor Wonku Kang from Chung-Ang University In a world where chronic illness often means a ...

What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...

1 One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Science, Universidad de Las Americas, Quito, Ecuador 2 Program in Occupational Safety and Health, The University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Background: ...

(WSET) — When you're outside in the summer, gardening, hiking, or playing with your pets, the last thing you want is poison ivy. The reason why you become itchy and develop a rash hours later is ...