Fleas can bite humans, but they live and reproduce on animals, under the protection of fur and feathers. Learn about fleaborne diseases and how to remove fleas from your pets and your home.

Barb Owen Boerger’s kimonos and sarongs are pretty, but they’re poison to flies, mosquitoes and other pesky bugs.

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He said, "Yes, they can jump, but otherwise, they're safe." "They don’t carry any parasites and they don’t bite, so they're totally harmless to humans," Tedder said.

According to a new study published in the journal Biology Letters, the bedbug’s long affair with humans began about 245,000 years ago.

Sand fleas are tiny crustaceans that live on sandy beaches and emerge at night to feed on decaying seaweed. They are not harmful to humans.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla.– Thousands of sand fleas were caught on video swarming a beach along Florida's Space Coast. The video, taken May 27 on Satellite Beach, shows the tiny critters burrowing ...

Numerous insects, including mites, lice, fleas, ticks, and bed bugs, can inhabit or visit the human body. These creatures feed on blood, skin cells, or oils, potentially causing itching, rashes ...

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack ...

Salt Some home remedies for fleas—like this one!—you already have in your kitchen cabinet. Sprinkle finely ground salt over the carpets throughout your home, focusing on areas where your pet ...

George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth are the proud parents of an adorable new puppy.