Citing safety concerns, an airline barred a family from boarding their flight due to insect bites on their child's leg. Now, the family is seeking a refund after the disrupted travel.

Insect and spider bites can cause small lacerations, swelling, skin discoloration, blisters, and other symptoms. Home treatment may relieve symptoms but some bites may need medical attention ...

Health experts say the “gold standard” against bug bites is DEET, a chemical repellent developed almost 80 years ago to help the U.S. Army keep mosquitoes away.

5 Best Insect Repellents of 2025, Lab-Tested and Reviewed. CR tests lotions, sprays, wipes, and plant-based repellents on real people using real mosquitoes. By Catherine Roberts ...

Skip Products That Combine Sunscreen With Insect Repellent. Here's Why. Insect repellents may make sunscreen less effective. And it's unwise to reapply repellent every 2 hours—a must with sunscreen.

Invasive insect poses health threat in 19 states, expert warns Asian needle ant can cause anaphylactic shock, says entomologist. By Khloe Quill Fox News. Published May 15, 2025 12:52pm EDT.

Amid the usual parade of creeping horrors—super lice, mayfly plagues and a “troll-haired insect discovered in remote Suriname”—the exterminator news site PestWeb recently shared a piece of ...

Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this waste can improve soil health when added as a fertilizer in farming.

The Insect Pest Control Subprogramme carries out Research and Development activities (R&D) at the Insect Pest Control Laboratory located at the FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratories in ...

CR tests repellants by spraying them on volunteers and monitoring mosquitoes' reactions. By Catherine Roberts. An effective insect repellent can help you fight off the annoyance of buzzing ...