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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
NYC named ‘dirtiest city in America’ due to pests, litter
The newly released report ranked 40 urban areas across the United States, and Factors included litter, pests — such as...
Purdue researcher uses poison-coated termites to control invasive ant colonies
Over three weeks, nearly every ant was killed, Purdue says.
3 ways insect pests woo their mates
Here are the less than romantic, quirky, and sometimes fatal ways certain pests woo their mates, proving that ‘love’ doesn’t...
California firm implements ‘transparent’ online scheduling
Accurate Termite and Pest Control, a family-owned pest control company in Southern California, launched a new website that allows customers...
Parasitic wasp may use saw-like antennae to escape from host
While the wasp is emerging, it may rub these spines against the host and use them like a saw to...