Tag: Insects

More than half the world’s population runs the risk of contracting infectious diseases transmitted by mosquitoes in the next few years. With climate change, these so-called arboviruses—once a problem concentrated in the planet’s tropical regions—appear to also be occurring in places with a temperate climate. “Recent studies indicate that the bacteria present in the intestine

Ugh, the slow-dawning and horrifying realisation that you have bed bugs. The tiny bloodsucking creatures love to live in the crevices between bed frames and mattresses. Bedbugs feed exclusively on blood, crawling out from their hiding places at night to bite you. They aren’t thought to transmit diseases, though. Bedbugs tend to prefer fabric or