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LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Mr. Brown climbs the 57-food tower. Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Mr. Brown holds a "kissing bug" that he's pulled from his freezer. Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Mr. Brown keeps the bugs he's caught in recycled pill bottles in his freezer. Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Mr. Brown hoists a bucket with his supplies up to the top of the tower. Inside the bucket is a sheet to hang, empty vitimin bottles, a flashlight, and a light to hang to attract the bugs. Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: At the penultimate tower platform, Mr. Brown hangs a white bedsheet to be able to see the bugs better. Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Mr. Brown searches one of the tower patforms (which is covered in buzzard droppings) for bugs. Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: In addition to the bug, Mr. Brown writes the location, time, and date on a piece of paper, which he inserts into the empty vitimin bottle with the bug. Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: A live "kissing bug" Mr. Brown has caught. Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT

LEXINGTON, TEXAS - July 24, 2016: Mr. Brown spots a "kissing" bug and grabs it with his hand. Naturalist Hugh Brown, 68, a non-scientist, nevertheless contributes to infectious disease research by collecting so-called "kissing" bugs on his property near Lexington. Some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the deadly Chagas disease. CREDIT: Ilana Panich-Linsman for STAT