When you're enjoying the warm weather and outdoors, the last thing you want to think about is bugs. While some of these creepy crawlers are harmless, others pose serious threats to animals and humans.

Insect repellents containing 20% to 30% DEET, 10% icaridin (also called picaridin), or 10% EBAAP can be applied directly to ...

Infected bug bites may require a course of antibiotics ... Lyme disease is an illness caused by a bacteria transmitted through tick bites. In the United States, Lyme disease is most common ...

Warning: This article contains images of bug bites as well as fleas, bed bugs, spiders, ticks, and other insects on humans. Bed bug bites Bed bugs are small insects that commonly live in the ...

A pharmacist may also suggest topical products, such as hydrocortisone cream. Unlike other insect bites, ticks can embed themselves in a person’s skin. Remove the tick immediately to reduce the ...

Hundreds of bites from Amblyomma sculptum larvae cover a man's side and back. The ticks are known to carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

While most use winter as a chance for hibernation, around eight dozen people swarmed to the Brown County Music Center for the “Understanding Tick-borne Illness” conference Feb. 19 hosted by the Brown ...

Ticks cover the ears and back of this dog in Mexico, where the disease has become an urban epidemic in some areas.

and allergic reactions to insect bites. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can spread to humans if a tick carrying the bacteria bites a person. Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria are the main ...

According to Huynh, covering as much of the skin as possible when outdoors is the best defense against tick bites. However, ...

Lyme disease spreads through a bite from an infected blacklegged tick, and symptoms include headache, fever, and a "target" skin rash. Learn more about Lyme disease and how to prevent it.

ticks and other hungry insects show up uninvited. The good news is that annoying swarms and bites can be helped with a little parasite prep. Bug sprays are specialized formulas, with ingredients ...