Deer flies are so bad this year in Jane Lindholm's town that neighbors have complained that they can’t garden, can’t play on their swingsets, and struggle to take their dogs for walks. Vermont Public ...

In the rodent family tree, deer mice separated from the ancestors of house mice and rats about 25 million years ago. By some ...

Two closely-related species of deer mice have evolved very different responses to aerial predators thanks to tweaks in deep brain circuitry.

CO Hudson Ledeen (Hovland) reports the fishing has been hit-or-miss on the inland lakes. Blueberries and raspberries are finally starting to become ripe for the picking and several folks were observed ...

Are you ready to take insect control to the next level? Integrated pest management can benefit your horse, your wallet and ...

Gnats and mosquitoes have been quite tolerable. Most outdoor recreationalists have their favorite “insect dope.” Trout fly-fisher Bret Schultz of Black Earth, Wisconsin, said he usually goes with Off ...

Two Texas A&M AgriLife experts are applying firsthand experience from a previous screwworm outbreak in Florida to guide Texas' response.

This column started out as a look at horse flies and deer flies, two insect pests that can turn an outside activity like walking or riding your bike into an unpleasant encounter with a biting insect.

A deer carcass crawling with ticks has gone viral on social media. We spoke with NDA's Kip Adams about what caused it.

Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized ...

By dropping the sterile, fully developed flies, the USDA plans to prevent flesh-eating maggots from reaching the United ...

Deer flies and horse flies appear by mid-summer, generally when the mosquitoes and black flies decrease in number. Deer flies have brightly colored eyes and patterned wings, and come in a variety ...