A total of 642,602 cases of disease caused by the bite of an infected mosquito, tick or flea.
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New tick species overwintered in New Jersey
The East Asian tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis), also known as the longhorned tick or bush tick, has possibly been established in...
Quiz: Are you ready for clover mites?
How well do you know this occasional invader?
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Thank you for registering for the upcoming Pest Management Professional webinar, “The Outsiders: Tips for ID and Control of Occasional Invaders...
Underfunded Arizona schools infested with cockroaches, teachers stage ‘walk out’
Teachers in Arizona walked out of their classrooms Thursday to demand more funding for public schools. Among the list of...
Video: Josh Duhamel traps mouse in ‘Today’ show green room
NBC’s Today show cohost Al Roker shared a video on Instagram of actor Josh Duhamel catching what Roker calls “the...
Terminix releases top 25 US termite cities list
Terminix has released its ranking of the 25 most termite-infested U.S. cities, and revealed that residents of Houston reported the...
Quiz: Thirteen-lined ground squirrel facts you should know
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)
Bats: White-nose syndrome confirmed in Kansas
White-nose syndrome — a fungal disease that affects hibernating bats — has been confirmed in Kansas, which marks it as...
Video shows subterranean termite’s damage to a house
The video represents an analogy of damage the Formosan subterranean termite can have to a structure.
Quiz: How much do you actually know about ticks?
Think you’re a tick expert? This quiz may prove otherwise…
Termites classified as cockroaches: ESA updates insect database
News regarding the ESA's update has spread, appearing in headlines across the country.
California sets up hotline to report nutria sightings
In 2017, nutria were discovered to have reappeared in California — a pets thought to be eradicated in 1960.
Quiz: Do you know these facts about nonvenomous snakes?
Snakes, especially nonvenomous species, are not to be feared.
Stink bugs featured in The New Yorker
The magazine found this story particularly newsworthy because the number of stink bugs in the home had reached 26 thousand.
35th annual Insect Fear Film Festival showcases ticks
TheUniversity of Illinois department of entomology's 35th annual Insect Fear Film Festival showcased ticks, illustrating various aspects of the arthropod's...