Chagas Disease

pest_identification

Kissing bugs are a specific group within the larger assassin bug family, and the distinction matters for health and identification. True kissing bugs belong to the subfamily Tri...

health

A kissing bug bite often appears as a localized, red swelling or wheal, sometimes with a central punctum from the bug’s feeding mouthparts. The surrounding skin may be slightl...

pest_identification

Both stink bugs and kissing bugs are real insects, but they differ in appearance, behavior, and health risk. Stink bugs are shield-shaped, nuisance pests that release a foul odo...

entomology

If you live in or visit Maine and see a large, nocturnal insect with a characteristic cone-shaped head, you may be seeing a kissing bug. True kissing bugs (Triatoma species) are...

pest_vectors

Kissing bugs, also called triatomine bugs, are blood-feeding insects associated with rural and peri-urban areas of the Americas. In New Mexico, reports center on regions where s...

health-and-wellness

Kissing bugs, also called triatomine bugs, are blood-feeding insects associated with Chagas disease, a potentially serious and long-term infection. While most people associate t...

insects

A kissing assassin bug (typically Triatoma species) is a blood-feeding insect that bites people around the mouth at night and can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that c...

infectious-disease

Chagas disease can be fatal, but most people infected do not die from it if the infection is recognized and managed appropriately. Most infections are mild or asymptomatic, yet...

health

Kissing bug disease in the United States refers to Chagas disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi , transmitted mainly by triatomine bugs, also called kissing bugs. Whi...

Pest And Insect Guide

Kissing bugs, also called triatomine bugs, are blood-feeding insects that can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. In Michigan, sightings are unc...