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Insect Microbiome Provides a Rich Source of New Antibiotics

Insect Microbiome Provides a Rich Source of New Antibiotics

Medicine was transformed in the 20th century by the discovery and development of antibiotics, the vast majority of which came from soil bacteria. But we seem to have tapped out that su...

Insect Consumption Attitude Varies Among Omnivores, Vegans, Non-Vegan Vegetarians: Study

Insect Consumption Attitude Varies Among Omnivores, Vegans, Non-Vegan Vegetarians: Study

New study finds that many omnivores and non-vegan vegetarians are open to including insects in their diet but, for vegans, that is not an option. The findings of the study are published in t...

Body-Painting Helps Protect Against Bloodsucking Insects

Body-Painting Helps Protect Against Bloodsucking Insects

New study finds that body painting mainly white painted stripes on the body offers protection against blood-sucking insects. It is the first time researchers have successfully shown t...

How Long Do The Insects Repellents Last On The Mosquito Nets?

How Long Do The Insects Repellents Last On The Mosquito Nets?

The duration of insecticide on the surface of mosquito nets is being measured here in this study. Researchers from North Carolina State University and the U.S. Centers for Disease Con...

Hungry Insects Threaten Food Security in a Warming Climate: Study

Hungry Insects Threaten Food Security in a Warming Climate: Study

New study has evaluated the link between temperature and insects to predict the impact of growing insect populations on future corn, rice and wheat yields -- which combined account for a lar...

Cases of Anaphylaxis from Tick Bite Meat Allergy on the Rise

Cases of Anaphylaxis from Tick Bite Meat Allergy on the Rise

A complex sugar called alpha-gal, found in red meat from beef, pork, and venison, has been identified as the most common cause of anaphylaxis, according to a new study at the American Colleg...

Telemetry may be Used to Track Movements of Kissing Bugs

Telemetry may be Used to Track Movements of Kissing Bugs

The insects known as ‘kissing bugs’ that spread Chagas disease may be traced and tracked with the help of telemetry, a recent research finds. Kissing bugs, also known as triatomine bugs, ...

Insect Milk - The Next Superfood

Insect Milk - The Next Superfood

A South African company has started to sell ‘Entomilk’ – a special milk made from farmed insects, as the next superfood. "Think of Entomilk as a sustainable, nature-friendly, nutritiou...

Beware! Bed Bugs are Attracted to Dirty Laundry

Beware! Bed Bugs are Attracted to Dirty Laundry

Nocturnal blood-sucking insects such as bed bugs are attracted to dirty laundry and increase the chance of infestations. People should keep their dirty laundry in sealed bags, especially whe...

Munching on Edible Insects Can Bring Down Harmful Emissions

Munching on Edible Insects Can Bring Down Harmful Emissions

Cutting down on red meat and eating more insects could help tackle climate change by reducing harmful emissions linked to livestock production, research suggests. Replacing half of the ...

Check Preparedness Against Vector Borne Diseases in Hospitals

Check Preparedness Against Vector Borne Diseases in Hospitals

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda directed health officials to conduct regular supervisory visits to hospitals to check the preparedness against vector-borne diseases, and if needed, provide ...

Using Insect Parasite Genes to Combat Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Using Insect Parasite Genes to Combat Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Wolbachia is a lesser known parasite because it only infects bugs: millions and millions of species of insects, spiders, centipedes and other arthropods all around the globe. The secret to...

New Class of Peptides Discovered from Bacteria Helps to Kill Insect Larva

New Class of Peptides Discovered from Bacteria Helps to Kill Insect Larva

A number of active pharmaceutical ingredients are often produced from nature. Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals have understood that pathogens are found to develop quick resista...

Educating Teachers and Students About Bed Bugs Promote Awareness

Educating Teachers and Students About Bed Bugs Promote Awareness

Schools are often a primary avenue through which the pest can spread, as it hitches a ride from one place to another in clothes and book bags. Educating teachers and students about bed bugs,...

Novel Way to Attack the Food Bug 'Campylobacter Bacteria'

Novel Way to Attack the Food Bug 'Campylobacter Bacteria'

Campylobacter bacteria are now well recognized as one of the most common cause of food borne enteritis and have surpassed other food bugs such as Salmonella and Shigella as causes ...

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