More than 160 people attended the East Peoria Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs and Issues series on health care Friday morning.

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Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard? That could spell trouble for your deck or fence, according to David ...

Although pest control companies offer lethal solutions such as carpenter bee traps or chemical treatments, the best way to ...

Mosquito dunks stop mosquitoes from being able to breed in standing water. Recently I used dunks to create a “mosquito bucket ...

Common Hoverfly Parasitoid Wasps! Today we're looking at a wasp I found in my backyard. This little insect lays its eggs ...

Grifo also recommends creating layers of habitat: “You want to have big trees, small trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines ...

Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, are beetles that use bioluminescence for mating. Fireflies are beneficial insects ...

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