A 125-million-year-old fossil flea has been unearthed in China. The ancient parasite, described Thursday in the journal Current Biology, had a mouth and body smaller than older fleas, but larger than ...

A flea-infested kitten has been nursed back to health by vets in Washington following a life-saving blood transfusion. Named 'Flea', the kitten was looked after and rehomed by veterinary nurse, Debi ...

Jan Slapeta teaches veterinary parasitology at the University of Sydney. Itchy? Maybe not, but your cat or dog might be. If you live in any of the major coastal cities in Australia, you are no ...

Ants, the kings of creepy-crawlies, are among the most common household pests and are the number one pest concern for more than one-third of respondents. There are 700 species of ants in the U.S.