Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Shelbi Russell studies to better understand the relationship between this bacteria and its insect hosts, with implications for the control of human ...

A report from the Veterans Administration Inspector General’s Office has cited West Haven-based VA Connecticut Healthcare System for unsanitary operating room conditions, inadequate supervision and ...

The sterile insect technique is an environmentally-friendly insect pest control method involving the mass-rearing and sterilization, using radiation, of a target pest, followed by the systematic ...

Bug bites can become infected when scratching breaks the skin and introduces bacteria, potentially leading to conditions like impetigo, cellulitis, lymphangitis, or Lyme disease. Warning signs of ...

Insects often bite humans in an attempt to feed or in self-defense. Most insect bites are harmless and disappear after a few days. However, in some cases, an insect bite may become infected. Many ...

Sunflower is a native plant in the High Plains region and as a result, sunflower insect pests are also native. These insect pests feed and survive on both wild and domestic (cultivated) sunflower ...

The most well-characterized viral infections are those with human or economic effects. However, regardless of the organism under consideration, there are viruses able to infect that organism. Viral ...

New research reveals how the bacteria strain Wolbachia pipientis enhances the fertility of the insects it infects, an insight that could help scientists increase the populations of mosquitoes that do ...