Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.

Data on US states with the highest infection rates for heartworm, Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and ehrlichiosis is presented.

James Cook University scientists have found stonefish toxins could be used to fight parasitic worm infections suffered by ...

Nitisinone, a drug for rare diseases, kills mosquitoes when present in human blood and may become a new tool to fight malaria ...

Goats are notorious for incidences of sudden death, with figures showing that mortality rates can exceed 40 per cent.

The parasites known to cause babesiosis are shown here infecting red blood cells under the microscope. (Image credit: Smith Collection/Gado / Contributor via Getty Images) Typical symptoms of ...

One question on farmer’s minds as the 2025 grazing season gets underway in drier parts of the country is whether cattle should be dosed for worms before going to grass? Weather conditions have been ...

Producers need to know which parasites they’re dealing with in order to best target their deworming program. “A testing program incorporates fecal egg counts (FEC, measured as eggs per gram of feces) ...

While the idea of this pesty situation might give you an inner crawling sensation, a local parasitology enthusiast dug into this buggy dilemma, unveiling that parasites can have a silver lining.

Marylanders could get a glimpse of the Blood Worm Moon lunar eclipse early Friday, March 14. This will be the first lunar eclipse since 2022, according to NASA. According to the Old Farmer's ...

India's bristle worms are often overlooked. But they are crucial to the health of the country's wetlands – which is why local women are working to catch the poachers decimating their population.