The county health department is investigating what public health officials suspect is the first ever locally transmitted case ...

A controversial insecticide commonly used by Australian farmers that has been linked to brain damage in children has been ...

Toward that end, the county’s Vector Control Program began hand spraying mosquito-killing insecticide Friday, working through ...

Pesticides aren’t always necessary: researchers at the University of Zurich have conducted a comprehensive field study showing that damage from ...

Kolkata faces a rising tide of malaria and dengue cases, leading to increased hospital admissions and severe symptoms. Experts urge precaution as health authorities prepare for the upcoming festive ...

Dr Kabirul Bashar is a renowned entomologist and professor in the Department of Zoology at Jahangirnagar University. He holds ...

Head lice are equal opportunity invaders, meaning an infestation is unrelated to socio-economic status or cleanliness of the hair ...

It’s the year 2050, and the world's population has just passed 9 billion people. Economic growth has lifted hundreds of ...

Fireflies are best sighted just before or after monsoon rain arrives. The insects mate in India between May and early June.

Treat aphids by wiping them off with soapy water or insecticide soap. Mealybugs also feed on your ... rather than jumping right into applying a synthetic pesticide. No matter which method or product ...

There has been a decline in monarch butterfly numbers at the Te Puna Quarry Park butterfly sanctuary - a trend echoed around ...

It’s all bad news from right around the world as far as butterflies are concerned.