Not all bug bites are equally dangerous, so it's important to know what to look out for. Tick bites sometimes look like a bullseye, while mite bites are itchy and can look like a rash. Here's how to ...

Lice and fleas are tiny insects that live on your body and feed on blood. But there are key differences between them. Lice are tiny insects that live and grow on human hair, feeding on your blood.

It can be distressing to wake up with a mysterious swollen red rash on your ankle. Could that rash be an insect bite? And what kind of bug bit you? The answers aren't so easy to figure out. Even for ...

If you've ever parented elementary school-aged children, you know that a call you want to avoid is one from the school nurse notifying you that your child has been exposed to head lice. If such a call ...

Cameron Webb and the Department of Medical Entomology, NSW Health Pathology, have been engaged by a wide range of insect repellent and insecticide manufacturers to provide testing of products and ...

While ticks are similar to lice in that they prefer consuming human blood, they’re actually arachnids and don’t stay attached to your body. There are other differences. Lice are a type of insect that ...