With mosquitoes abundant across the state, some counties have been practicing mitigation strategies against the bugs. Experts ...

How to identify bug bites 1. Bees While bees make most people scream, thrash their arms, and run, the ‘lil buzzers aren’t really out to get you. In fact, they’d rather not bother with you at all, ...

Iowa’s bumper crop of buzzing cicadas this year may lead to a population boom in another, much-smaller insect known as the ...

Felony charges after his 6-month-old son nearly died from over 50 untreated rat bites in the family’s deteriorating home last ...

Bed bugs are a homeowner's worst nightmare. These tiny, elusive pests can infest even the cleanest homes, leading to ...

There is a report of six of the creepy invasive crawlers in southeastern Pennsylvania on JoroWatch.com. What do you know about the spiders?

When your child is bitten or scratched by an animal, be calm and reassure your child that you can help. Your child's healthcare provider will determine specific treatment for an animal bite. Treatment ...

Most of the reported bites are around people’s ankles. Larval lone star ticks are down low; we are even finding them in lawns. Oak mites live in trees; while they may be blown by the wind ...

But bites from any kind of spider have the potential ... along with ticks, scorpions, and mites. All arachnids have two body regions: a joined head and chest (cephalothorax) and an abdomen.

Most of the time, bug bites are no more than a nuisance that ... which is “easily the most effective” at keeping bugs at bay, Dr. Markowski said. Apply it to any exposed skin, paying careful ...

Some of the earliest signs of a bed bug infestation are bites, brown or reddish stains on sheets, shed skins, a musty odor, tiny eggs, and sightings of bed bugs themselves. While bed bugs are not ...