Fire ant bites can sting multiple times. Here's what you need to know about treating those bites, according to health experts ...

In the dense forests of South America and Southeast Asia, a parasite operates with chilling precision. Ophiocordyceps ...

The Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus has just one goal: self-propagation and dispersal. To do so, the parasitic fungus hijacks ants ’ bodies, essentially turning them into zombies.

Bug bites that become infected may develop symptoms like warmth, redness, swelling, and pain. Though you may need treatment, infections from bug bites are usually temporary. Rarely, infections can ...

Q. Aged garlic extract in pill form works very well to fight infection. On several occasions when I was bitten by multiple fire ants, as many as ten bites, not one bite became infected if I was taking ...

Fungal interactions with ant species represent a fascinating and complex interface that influences both individual physiology and colony-level dynamics. Research has shown that fungal infections, ...

Health agencies recommend wearing insect repellent and loose-fitting clothing to prevent bites from mosquitoes carrying the fast-spreading chikungunya virus -- not rubbing ants on your skin, as an ...

What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...