A kissing big known as an eastern bloodsucking conenose (Triatoma sanguisuga) in Houston, TX Kissing bugs are not the kind of pest or insect most homeowners deal with routinely, but they’re ...

For the past few weeks, Lee Green, the Indiana Department of Health’s senior medical entomologist, has been getting a lot of calls about kissing bugs. Kissing bugs – also known by the more scientific ...

The bloodsucking conenose is the most commonly encountered kissing bug in Illinois. Ken Johnson Ken Johnson The bloodsucking conenose is the most commonly encountered kissing bug in Illinois. When you ...

A study is asking the Centers for Disease Control to declare Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, an endemic after cases have been reported in eight different states. Since 2013, ...

The parasitic kissing bug disease is not new, but it has become increasingly common to the point of being endemic in the U.S. Because of this, the insect-borne illness has been a point of interest for ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A parasitic disease called Chagas may be establishing itself in the United States, and the “kissing bugs” that cause the illness are known to live in Ohio, according to a ...

A "kiss" from these insects could make you deadly ill if left untreated. Chagas disease, or "kissing bug" disease, is a potentially fatal illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and ...

Kissing bugs carrying Chagas parasite now found in 32 U.S. states, including Kentucky. Around half of tested kissing bugs carry the parasite; some species reach 70% infection. Conenose bugs in ...

CDC warns that a parasitic illness called Chagas disease is now endemic — or always present — in several states. Biting insects called kissing bugs have been identified in 32 states, predominantly in ...

A tiny insect with an innocent-sounding nickname is causing serious concern among federal health officials as it spreads a potentially fatal disease across America. The so-called kissing bug has now ...