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Hot summer months draw out more bugs: Here's what to know
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThey are harmless if they are left alone and feed on plants, but not palo verdes! What to do- To keep these pests away, properly water trees and shrubs. Indian house crickets and cockroaches ...
A CT resident got Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Here’s what to know about the rare tick disease.
Stamford Advocate· 8 hours agoStamford resident K.J. Kelly didn't know about Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) until he was...
Do cicadas really attract copperheads? What to know about emergences in Asheville area
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSo, why haven't we seen the red-eyed insects yet? The answer is simple enough: WNC isn't a hotspot...
Kansas ticks spread deadly diseases, KDHE post warning
KSNT Topeka via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), the most serious instance of spotted fever rickettsiosis, are...
When do cicadas emerge in Kansas?
KSNT Topeka via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLarvae will emerge, fall to the soil and start cycle all over again.” Both annual and periodical cicadas are similar in terms of their life-cycle. The ...
Afraid of Cicadas? This Entomologist Wants to Change That.
New York Times· 2 days agoSammy Ramsey casts the mass emergence of the big, red-eyed bugs as a love story, not an insect...
TICK SEASON: How to protect your pets
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEdible options are systemic, meaning a tick has to bite your dog for the medication to kick in. Some non-systemic treatments are applied directly to the...
Illinois cicadas, loud but harmless, expected to make historic emergence in mid- to late May
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn a restored savanna habitat behind the Lake Forest College science center, professor Sean Menke...
Los Angeles unleashes a new weapon in its fight against mosquitoes: More mosquitoes
NBC Universal via AOL· 6 days agoThe target is a particular species, Aedes aegypti. The insects, which began to populate Los Angeles...
Humans or cicadas? Forest Preserve staff hilariously act out the 17-year cicada life cycle
Boing Boing· 3 days agoAs you probably know, the cicadas are coming, and they're almost here! The Great Southern Brood, or...
