But the risks posed by these inconspicuous pests — including Lyme disease and alpha-gal syndrome —shouldn’t stop people from heading outdoors, experts said. “There’s nothing out there that will ...

Tick Socks launches a simpler way to protect against ticks: socks that repel them The best protection is the one people ...

Plus, a local award-winning filmmaker teams up with William Penn School District to make a documentary, Chichester crossing ...

The City of Rock Springs has begun its mosquito abatement program. Over the next few weeks city personnel will be spraying in ...

Bagworms got an early start this year. This has created a lot of interest in management for them. Bagworms feed on about any plant but usually favor the evergreens. Look ...

With no fully approved drugs for New World screwworm in livestock, producers must rely on conditionally approved products and emergency use authorizations — all used exactly as labeled and under ...

Most mosquitoes are most active around dawn and dusk. During the day they seek out cool, shaded and humid areas where they ...

West Nile virus was detected in a mosquito sample in Massachusetts for the first time this season, public health officials ...

The spinosyns are a large family of unprecedented compounds produced from fermentation of two species of Saccharopolyspora. Their core structure is a polyketide-derived tetracyclic macrolide appended ...

Experts at East Carolina University are working with area counties to help them control mosquito populations as they begin ...

Plant-oil repellents can still be useful, but are not all the same. REI says synthesized plant oils, including oil of lemon eucalyptus, don’t last quite as long as DEET or picaridin, but can work ...