Every season brings its own hordes of pests. In the spring it could be ants, in the summer it could be flies and mosquitoes, and in the winter it could be moths. There are all sorts of anecdotal methods for getting rid of these pests. For example, you need to hang a ziplock bag filled with water on the door so that...
Some insects, spiders and other small multi-legged creatures are a disaster if found inside a home. This means that you probably have an infection. Some of them sting, bite, and even damage property. But others are useful or mostly...
Mormon crickets, which are actually cannibalistic grasshoppers, have invaded Nevada. The invasion of insects in too large numbers scared people: grasshoppers crawled through homes, businesses and roads, according to Yahoo. “It was literally the worst day of my life. Well,…
Food with insects will appear on the menu of canteens of four primary schools in Wales, UK. According to the authors of the project, this experiment will help children understand how "alternative proteins" are useful, reports Snob. Schoolchildren aged 4 to 11 will take part in the project. "We…
A year and a half ago, dozens of media outlets wrote about residents of Rostov who were being tried in Sri Lanka on charges of illegally catching insects. But the information wave soon subsided, and the trial continued - and there is no end in sight, reports the BBC. The Russians claim that their criminal...
The notorious spotted lanternfly cicada species continues to wreak havoc on the East Coast. More than 45 counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are under quarantine. USA Today reported in more detail. The spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that prevents plants from photosynthesizing, causing them to die. IN…
Powassan virus is a tick-borne disease that can be severe and even fatal for some people, Fox News writes. Connecticut health officials announced the first two cases of Powassan virus detected in 2021. These cases, caused by the bite of an infected tick,...
Billions of cicadas will appear in 15 states and Washington, DC, with some of them, possibly as early as late April or the first week of May, writes USA Today. This was reported by Gene Kritsky, an expert on periodic cicadas and dean of the Faculty of Behavioral ...
In France, a man destroyed part of his house while trying to kill a fly. An 80-year-old man was just about to eat dinner, but he was annoyed by a fly buzzing over his ear. Writes about this BBC. He decided to destroy the insect with an electric flycatcher, which is precisely intended for destruction ...
An invasive species of hornet that kills bees and can be fatal to humans has been discovered in the United States and is causing major concern, USA Today reports. But hornets are not the only threat. The United States remains home to deadly insects and arachnids found...