Nigel Cattlin / Tungro virus (Rice (Oryza sativa) tungro bacilliform virus) on diseased, damaged Rice (Oryza sativa) plot, Philippines

Phil Savoie / Mosquito (Culex pipiens) carrier of the West Nile Virus close-up

Daniel Heuclin / Vinchuca (Triatoma infestans) walking across human skin. The bug is a blood feeder, and vector of Chagas disease. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, April.

Daniel Heuclin / Mosquito (Anopheles gambiae) feeding on human in controlled conditions. The body is becoming engorged with blood. Malaria vector. Africa, June. Engorging sequence 2 of 3. Model released

Visuals Unlimited / The Deer Tick (Ixodes dammini) is the vector of Lyme Disease. SEM X20

Stephen Dalton / Mosquito (Culicidae) female feeding on human blood, controlled conditions

Kim Taylor / Tsetse fly {Glossina morsitans} feeding on human arm, from Africa

Pal Hermansen / Tick (Ixodida sp) on skin, a vector for Lyme Disease, Q Fever, and Tick-borne Encephalitis. Norway. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Rhizomania root disease on Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) leaves, caused by Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV). Greece.

Nigel Cattlin / South American mosquito (Anopheles albimanus) a malaria transmitting vector insect feeding on blood from a human hand

Nigel Cattlin / South American mosquito (Anopheles albimanus) a malaria transmitting vector insect feeding on blood from a human hand

Nigel Cattlin / African mosquito (Anopheles gambiae) a malaria transmitting vector insect feeding on blood from a human hand

Nigel Cattlin / African mosquito (Anopheles gambiae) a malaria transmitting vector insect feeding on blood from a human hand

Nigel Cattlin / Focus of infection of BYDV (barley yellow dwarf virus) with chlorosis and leaf tipping symptoms in maturing wheat crop in ear. England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Focus of infection of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), red leaf damage symptoms on young oats crop, Hampshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Focus of infection of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), red leaf damage symptoms on young oat crop, Hampshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / An adult female dog tick (Idoxes sp.) removed from its host on a plain background

Paul D Stewart / Tribesman from Northern India milking a Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) while juvenile stimulates milk production by nuzzling. Juvenile camels are a reservoir for middle east respiratory syndrom...

Solvin Zankl / Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) sucking blood. This species is a vector for the yellow fever virus, West Nile virus (WNV) , dengue fever and Chikungunya fever. Freiburg, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) (left female and right male) vector for Zika virus, yellow fever virus and dengue fever. Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, (BNI). Hamburg, Germany,...

Solvin Zankl / Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus / Stegomyia albopicta) sucking blood, a vector for the yellow fever virus, West Nile virus (WNV) , dengue fever and Chikungunya fever. Freiburg, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) larva, vector for transmitting Zika virus, yellow fever virus and dengue fever. Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, (BNI). Hamburg, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Malaria mosquito (Anopheles stephensi) mosquito vector for malaria. Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, (BNI). Hamburg, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) sucking blood, vector for transmitting Zika virus, yellow fever virus and dengue fever. Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, (BNI). Hamburg, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) vector for transmitting Zika virus, yellow fever virus and dengue fever. Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, (BNI). Hamburg, Germany, August.

Solvin Zankl / Larva Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) a vector for the yellow fever virus, West Nile virus (WNV) , dengue fever and Chikungunya fever. Freiburg, Germany, August.

Solvin Zankl / Yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) on human skin, beginning to feed, is the vector for transmitting Zika virus, yellow fever virus and dengue fever. Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine,...

Solvin Zankl / Yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) larva, is the vector for transmitting Zika virus, yellow fever virus and dengue fever. Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, (BNI). Hamburg, Germany, A...

Solvin Zankl / Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) male feeding on fruit a vector for the yellow fever virus, West Nile virus (WNV) , dengue fever and Chikungunya fever. Freiburg, Germany, August.

Solvin Zankl / Mosquitoes (Anopheles stephensi) used for malaria research feeding on blood through a thin membrane. This species is a primary mosquito vector for malaria. Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medici...

MYN / Gil Wizen / Kissing bug (Rhodnius pictipes), an important vector in the spread of Chagas disease. Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Napo province, Amazon basin, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Visuals Unlimited / Sheep Tick (Ixodes ricinus) feeding on human blood. This parasite is the vector for Lyme Disease, Q Fever, and Tick-borne Encephalitis. Europe.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Female tick (Ixodes sp) engorged with blood, urban, Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) carrier of Lyme disease, Concord, Massachusetts, USA, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) carrier of Lyme disease, Concord, Massachusetts, USA, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Daniel Heuclin / Close-up of Vinchuca (Triatoma infestans) head and thorax. The bug is a blood feeder, and vector of Chagas disease. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, April.

Daniel Heuclin / Vinchuca (Triatoma infestans) adult. The bug is a blood feeder, and vector of Chagas disease. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, April.

Daniel Heuclin / Sheep Tick (Ixodes ricinus) embedded in skin. Vector for Lyme disease and tick-borne meningoencephalitis. Poitou, France, October.

Daniel Heuclin / Mosquito (Anopheles gambiae) feeding on human in controlled conditions. The body is becoming engorged with blood. Malaria vector. Africa, June. Engorging sequence 3 of 3.

Daniel Heuclin / Mosquito (Anopheles gambiae) feeding on human in controlled conditions. Malaria vector. Africa, June. Engorging sequence 1 of 3.

Stephen Dalton / Yellow fever mosquito (Aedes sp) taking blood from human, Note drop of clear liquid being exuded, from the east coast of South Africa

Stephen Dalton / Elm bark beetle {Scolytus scolytus} adults and larvae in elm tree bark, vector of Dutch Elm Disease, UK

Adrian Davies / Lyme Disease rash on human skin, serious bacterial disease indicated by outwardly expanding rash (erythema migrans) on human leg caused by bacteria carried by Sheep Tick (Ixodes ricinus) UK

Nature Production / Mosquito {Culex pipiens molestus} sucking blood from human, Asia

Kim Taylor / Tsetse fly {Glossina morsitans} abdomen distended with single larva, from Africa

Kim Taylor / Tsetse fly {Glossina morsitans} excreting fluid after blood meal, from Africa

Kim Taylor / Tsetse fly {Glossina morsitans} swollen after blood meal, from Africa

Kim Taylor / Tsetse fly {Glossina morsitans} grooming after feeding, from Africa