parasite

Adult flies are capable of traveling miles while searching for hosts, but infected livestock, pets, birds, and other wildlife can also help carry the parasite into new areas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Taco Bell did not have to determine how a microscopic parasite entered an international lettuce supply chain.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

A sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico did at one point falsely test positive for the cyclosporiasis parasite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The agency notes that the true number of people who have been sick with the parasite is likely to be much higher.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Then a parasite of the scale insect was imported from Australia, a small lady beetle called the vedalia.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Bedbugs are small, wingless parasites that can live on clothes, furniture and bedding.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Our host, sitting alongside his “BioCharger” machine, prepared us for a session in which he would rid us of parasites inside the body and also parasites out in the world.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

For example, before vaccines kick in, sharing a litter box with another house cat risks transferring parasites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"One of my takeaway conclusions from the Science paper was that many Greenland sharks have parasites attached to their eyes -- which could impair their vision," she says.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

I personally set myself apart from the war on blood parasites.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver