Last week felt like I should have been working in the garden, flying a kite, or wade fishing for crappie. Other than the two ...

Scientists report unusually high Chagas disease parasite rates in kissing bugs collected near the U.S.-Mexico border region.

A dangerous parasitic illness once confined to Latin America is now considered endemic in the United States. Chagas disease is a potentially deadly condition transmitted by an insect known as the ...

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have found unusually high levels of parasitic infection in the insects that ...

UTEP researchers have found unusually high levels in the Borderland of parasitic infection in insects that transmit Chagas ...

A bit of prevention goes a long way in minimizing insect and disease problems in the garden. A holistic approach known as “Plant Health Care” starts with proper plant selection and care and ends with ...

Journalist Daisy Hernández chronicles the history of Chagas disease, also known as kissing bug disease, and how it changed ...