Q: I found a bloodsucking conenose bug on the outside wall of my house. I made a definite identification - it matched up exactly with the photo in my insect book. Is this bug dangerous to my cats, or ...

Although the name sounds endearing, the “kissing bug” disease is nothing to fawn over. The disease is now being considered as an endemic classification, according to an August report from the Center ...

Texas scientists researching Chagas disease and its effects on canines and humans are looking for help from the public in learning more about the potentially fatal, parasite-caused, all-but-incurable ...

Just recently, we have identified Kissing Bugs (Eastern Bloodsucking Conenose) in our county. The name "Kissing Bug" is a common name for various species of true bugs in the Triatominae subfamily. The ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. I hope everyone is enjoying the “fruits of their labor” from the garden. There is nothing better than the taste of produce straight from the home garden.

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, ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -During the summer of 2020, entomologists from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Entomology identified a species of kissing ...

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 group of researchers is looking for Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, to be ranked as an endemic in the United States. In a recently published study, researchers from the ...

The conenose bugs belong to the order Hemiptera, family Reduviidae. 91 They are commonly called "assassin bugs," "kissing bugs," "corsairs," "black corsairs," "wheel bugs" and "bedbug hunters." ...