The site of the leech bite was treated, and the farmer was given iron supplements to take for a month to manage his anemia, doctors said. Leeches are blood-sucking animals that have two suckers ...

It's Tick Awareness Week, and the annoying, blood-sucking pests are infamous for spreading illnesses, most commonly Lyme ...

Blood-sucking ticks are gross and can carry a variety of diseases. But how do you protect yourself against ticks? And why do ...

This article explores bedbug bite treatment and prevention methods in detail. Bedbugs are small parasitic insects that feed on human blood. While they are a public health concern, bedbugs are not ...

There are a few things you can do to create tick-free zones in your yard, according to the scientists at the pest management program: Make areas of the yard where you and family spend time as open and ...

These insects, which are native to Central and South America, glue their eggs to mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects. When the mosquito bites a victim, the eggs hatch. Then the larvae ...

Due to the early warming weather, Kansas State University entomologist Cassandra Olds said ticks have already been found in ...