Brazil's Butantan Institute identified a new mite larvae, Araneothrombium brasiliensis, feeding on a spider in a museum ...

Parasitic diseases, which are passed on to people via parasites found in contaminated food, water, soil or bugs that bite humans, can be relatively uncommon in some parts of the world. In other ...

Scientists have sounded the alarm after a study found parasitic wasps from Europe on both the East and West Coasts of the United States. While parasitic wasps can offer important ecological benefits, ...

Nearly 850 species of parasites are known to infect people; some, like the potentially deadly plasmodium parasite that causes ...

When fields of oilseed rape are exposed to diesel exhaust and/or ozone -- both found in emissions from diesel burning vehicles and industry -- the number of parasitic insects available to control ...

At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close inspection did researchers realize something far more unsettling was preserved with ...

Here’s a comforting thought: you might not actually be alone in your own body right now. Parasites are far more common than most people realize, and they don’t care about your personal boundaries, ...

Researchers studied six pieces of amber containing fossilized ants with other insects nearby revealing an ecosystem in the ...