And I am not referring to the upscale restaurant in Marfa, Texas, but to the small, scale insect native to our area. This insect lives on nopal, prickly pear, Opuntia spp., and even if you have seen ...

The mosquito, whose name comes from the Spanish for “small fly”, is a type of insect that belongs to the family Culicidae. There are thousands of species of mosquitoes, but a distinguishing ...

Clusters of small bites on the ankles could signal chiggers while larger welts on exposed arms and legs might be due to mosquitoes, for instance. In addition to the rash, experts will want to ...

Bed bug bites Bed bugs are small insects that commonly live in the creases or seams of mattresses or upholstery. It's rare to actually spot a bed bug — they're about the size of an apple seed ...

Moreover, aloe vera has also been shown to be effective at reducing erythema, which refers to the redness that accompanies skin irritation, whether from a mosquito bite or sunburn. In a small 2015 ...

With warmer weather right around the corner, officials with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) are encouraging Minnesotans to remove ...

With summer comes shorts, T-shirts and mosquitoes to swat away from exposed skin. While bug spray and long sleeves are options, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District strives for other ...