Kissing Bugs Kiss Their Hiding Spots Goodbye, Thanks to Tiny Radio Transmitters
In a new pilot study, researchers in Texas used miniature radio transmitters to track the secretive movements of kissing bugs, a method that could provide new advances in reducing kissing bugs' impact as a vector of Chagas disease.
Study Offers Further Evidence of Bed Bugs’ Ability to Transmit Chagas Disease Pathogen
Researchers at New Mexico State University have found that bed bugs are capable of hosting the pathogen that causes Chagas disease for up to 97 days, and the pathogen can persist even through the bed bug's molting process.
Argentine Researchers Develop Artificial Attractant for Kissing Bugs
By Ed Ricciuti Despite its name, the pop-eyed insect known as the “kissing bug” is anything but affectionate, at least when it comes to people. Its name is derived from […]
Risk of Chagas Disease in Texas May Be Higher than Previously Thought
Most assassin bugs feed on other insects, but conenose bugs in the genus Triatoma are assassin bugs that feed on vertebrates, including rodents and sometimes humans. They usually bite people […]