I remember, as a young child in the South, walking onto a carpet and having my feet covered in little black dots. At first, I ...

It can be jarring to discover you have a new bug bite, let alone several bug bites. And if it doesn’t look like you’re dealing with mosquito bites, it’s fair to wonder if you could have bed bug or ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Becoming a meal for a hungry flea probably isn’t on your to-do list, but flea bites can and do happen to ...

The human flea is actually rare in Central Europe. However, in Berlin, the parasites are currently spreading—likely due to foxes. PETBOOK editor and biologist Saskia Schneider explains how fleas ...