Here is a compilation of the ten deadliest insects you will find on the face of this earth. The insects have varied habits and tend to be a nuisance at different times of the year. They are fortunately distributed over vast geographical expanses and all of them cannot be found together at any point of time.

10. Hemiptera or kissing bugs are a variety of bugs which have sucking tubes at their mouth ends. They can transmit a condition called Chagas’ disease. The disease is common in South and central America and in Mexico. Current drug treatments for this disease are unsatisfactory as they highly toxic and often ineffective, especially when the disease becomes chronic.

9. Giant Japanese or Asian Hornet has a very lethal sting. The sting causes allergic reactions and releases many toxins. An enzyme in its venom can dissolve human tissue and also attracts other hornets to the area of the bite.

8. Siafu or African Ants are come eighth in the list of ten deadliest insects. The ants can attack the very young and the elderly. They cause death by suffocation when they attack their victims in large numbers. These ants are also highly destructive in terms of the foodstuff damage they cause.

7. Wasps are a deadly insect because of the potency of their sting. They only sting when their nests are threatened. The sting is known to trigger sever allergic reactions which can kill those who have an allergic sensitivity to the chemicals in the sting. The sting causes edema where the airways of the stung person swell up causing them to suffocate to death.

6. Locusts are known to cause sever infestations which eventually destroy almost all the crop yields in the affected area. They are therefore on the sixth position among the top ten deadliest insects.

5. Fire Ants when provoked can sting. The sting of the fire ant injects venom into the victim and feels like the affected area is on fire, from which the ant derives its name as well. The trouble is when many ants come together to sting their victims. The large numbers can cause swelling.

4. TseTse Fly is the carrier implicated in sleeping sickness. This disease is very prevalent in Africa where its death toll is estimated to be around 250 to 300 thousand every year.

3. Bees are a scourge and are ranked high among the list of ten deadliest insects. Many people are allergic to the sting of bees and go into anaphylactic shock once they have a bee sting. This is the severest form of an allergic attack. The growing numbers of Killer bees in recent times have made bee stings a very serious concern.

2. Fleas are carriers for Bubonic Plague from rats to humans. They carry the bacteria Yersinia Pestsis which causes plague

1. Anopheles Mosquito is the first among the ten deadliest insects. It is the carrier for malaria. The number of deaths due to malaria remains in billions and this insect kills more people than all other insects combined.

Richard Dorads - InsectPest.net