When it comes to keeping away creatures that creep and crawl, the U.S. doesn’t mess around. More than 198 million Americans used insect repellent last year, a figure that is expected to top 200 ...

Warm weather has returned and unfortunately, so have the bugs. After several rounds of human testing, Consumer Reports is sharing the best insect repellents for summer. Sign up for our Newsletters To ...

Back in 2019, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown biology professor Jill Henning started developing and sharing her idea of ...

Are you going for a hike? Don’t forget your bottle of ant musk. A new scientific study suggests that some species of ticks—those Lyme Disease-spreading creepy crawlies—are scared off by pheromones ...

Natural tick repellents such as oil of lemon eucalyptus do exist, but they are not usually as effective as DEET in keeping ticks away and tend not to last as long. Enter the donkey. The sebaceous ...

Oct. 13—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Four University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown professors have won $115,000 to develop a product that would make humans "invisible" to Lyme disease-ridden ticks. It is estimated ...

It’s an unfortunate reality each spring that just as outdoor activities pick up for humans, tick activity picks up, too. In an effort to reduce the spread of tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease, ...

Microbiologist Stephen Rich is executive director of the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases, based at UMass Amherst. University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have made a ...

When picking out the right bug repellent to protect you against mosquitos this coming year, make sure to choose wisely. That ...

YOU TO CHOOSE FROM THIS SUMMER. TO FIND THE BEST BUG SPRAYS, CONSUMER REPORTS PUTS REPELLENTS TO THE ULTIMATE TEST. HAVING REAL PEOPLE STICK THEIR ARMS INTO CAGES FULL OF HUNGRY MOSQUITOES. TESTING ...