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Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

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Treating bites and stings: the basics Remove any sting, tick or hairs if they're still in the skin. Wash the area with soap and water and apply a cold compress or ice pack for at least 10 minutes.

What started as a quiet ride down a Chicago-area highway turned chaotic in seconds when a swarm of angry wasps launched a ...

Those giant wasps spotted in the area lately are just native cicada killers, not murder hornets, according to University of Arizona bug experts. That might not sound any better, but ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

The bugs have been spreading in a popular tourist area. Experts issue warning as dangerous wasp-like insects spread in US — ...

It was a beautiful warm day and I was working on my tomatoes. I realized they had been exposed to too much sunshine and ...