Head lice are the original freeloaders. These tiny, blood-sucking insects live and breed in your hair like they own the place. And it doesn’t matter how clean your hair is. Once they set up shop ...

By contrast, nitisinone "specifically targets blood-sucking insects, making it an environmentally friendly option," said Alvaro Acosta Serrano, a professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame and ...

In the fight against malaria, controlling the mosquito population is crucial. Several methods are currently used to reduce ...

In a major turn of event, scientists have come up with a bold new approach to control mosquito populations and combat malaria ...

Nitisinone was shown to last longer than ivermectin in the human bloodstream, and was able to kill not only mosquitoes of all ages -- including the older ones that are most likely to transmit malaria ...

However, cattle outdoors are vulnerable to blood-feeding insects, including gadflies and ... With bleach used in hair salons or white spray, the researchers created stripes 3-4 centimeters wide ...