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After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service inspected livestock for a flesh-eating parasite in Strawberry Plains Tuesday.
As summer season begins, millions of biting flies are waiting to welcome visitors to northern Michigan. How to keep them away ...
A team of ecologists and entomologists affiliated with several institutions in Brazil, working with a colleague from Mexico, ...
Small black flies buzzing around your house plants can be bothersome and unsightly. Although they are generally harmless, fly flies can grow immensely in number in no time. Watering your plants less ...
Whoops! You left the door open, and one of the world’s least favorite flying guests just zipped inside: the house fly. Flies ...
From flying insects like fruit flies and bees, to creepy crawlers such as ants and spiders, there are a whole range of pests that could come knocking at your door this summer. While some visitors may ...
A majority of the insects you see in your garden don’t harm plants and are, in fact, “beneficials” because they benefit your ...
The New World screwworm has been making headlines lately, and in Texas, which is not stranger to the insect, it’s top of mind for many.
Domesticated species that could be affected by the New World Screwworm include cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pets and even humans in rare cases.
Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports ...