Move over mosquitos. There’s another blood-sucking biter Americans need to guard against because it can spread disease: the sand fly. Sand flies are tiny tan flies — about the quarter of the size of a ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A different blood sucking insect the size of a flea could be the cause of a skin infection epidemic in Texas. Sand flies, specifically females, bite, and suck the blood of their ...

A disfiguring parasitic infection, common in the tropics, has now found a home in Texas and Oklahoma and is expanding its range in the U.S. The parasite, Leishmania mexicana, is transmitted by tiny ...

Number 4: Chigoe Flea Also known as the sand fleas or jiggers, these tiny people-eaters lie in the sand and wait for a victim. Then, they burrow into your feet and feed on your blood. Chigoe fleas can ...

The CDC has noted an increase in Americans with leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection transmitted to humans by sand fly bites. If you notice a small bump or sore on your body, you should get it checked ...

Once thought to be a danger largely reserved for travelers, a flesh-eating parasite known as Leishmania mexicana is now likely spreading locally through some sand flies native to the southern U.S., a ...

SATELLITE BEACH, Florida (WESH) — A video on Facebook is catching a lot of attention. It shows what looks like an infestation of small, clear creatures digging in the sand in Satellite Beach. “Sand ...

Thousands of sand fleas swarming were spotted on the Space Coast. The rare phenomenon caught on camera may have been during a mass mating. SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. - A video of thousands of tiny sand ...