Planthoppers and leafhoppers not only feed on rice plants but also act as highly efficient vectors for plant viruses, causing ...

Viruses are master parasites that have adapted to infect many host species. Some viruses even use multiple hosts to spread their infections – such as arboviruses that use insects to move their ...

Insect-specific viruses (ISVs) have emerged as a pivotal component in the ecology of arboviruses, the viruses that are transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes. Although ISVs are incapable of ...

A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their sperm, preventing them from fertilizing eggs of females that do not have the ...

The United States and other nations are failing to address the rising danger of disease-carrying insects caused by globalization and climate change, according to a two-day session at the National ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the immunogenicity, safety, and effectiveness of Aripo-Zika (ARPV/ZIKV), a chimeric insect-specific flavivirus (ISFV)-Zika ...

The report summarizes how many infections of West Nile virus and other arboviral diseases occurred across the United States in 2021. Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia reported more than 3 ...

A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet ...

The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic, has pushed the world towards developing rushed but effective vaccines against the ...

Oropouche virus can be spread by infected midges (small flies) or mosquitoes. (Getty Creative) Oropouche virus disease is on the rise and spreading outside its typical bounds. Now, two young women are ...

While the risk for both mosquito- and tick-borne diseases remains low in Newfoundland and Labrador, changing weather patterns ...

Disease-carrying insects are no longer confined to the tropics or to a short summer season. From mosquitoes and ticks to the so-called kissing bug, a growing body of research shows that these vectors ...