Kissing bugs, or triatomine bugs, are the primary vector for Chagas disease, a major public health concern in Central and South America and even the southern United States. However, there aren't ...

Kissing bugs are insects that feed on blood from animals and people. They are native to Delaware and live in wooded areas. Kissing bugs carry a parasite that causes a disease called Chagas disease.

At the University of the Andes in Bogotá, biologist Felipe Guhl has been studying the kissing bug disease for more than four decades. There I learned that these insects are homebodies ...

Here's everything to know about kissing bugs and Chagas disease in Arizona. Kissing bugs are found in North, Central and ...

We think that people in Texas, especially in Houston, might have exposures to the insect that causes Chagas disease. We are asking the Houston public to help us collect and test any “kissing bugs”, ...

The world harbours many interesting, yet sometimes frightful creatures, where every creature utilises the environment in ...

Pictured in the poster above are the three Triatoma species common in Texas (photos courtesy of Dr. Edward Wozniak). Kissing bug specimens (dead or alive) can be placed in a Ziploc bag or a pill vial ...

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The kissing bug, a type of assassin bug found mainly in South America, is a serious threat to human health. This insect ...

In fact, the author was inspired to write her most recent release The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease after witnessing her aunt's ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Instead of blood sucking vampires this Halloween, maybe you should be worried about a bug commonly called “kissing bugs” that can spread diseases through their feces.

But assassin bugs are not just predators. A few blood-sucking species, like kissing bugs, can also bite humans, transmitting diseases like Chagas disease. While most species pose no threat to people, ...