Key Points Chiggers are most active in the afternoon when ground temperatures are between 77°F and 86°F. Only the larval form parasites on people and animals. They are too small to see with the naked ...

From poison ivy to chiggers and coyotes, here are the hazardous plants, insects and animals to watch out for — and what to do if you see them in Iowa.

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“But that’s what you want to shoot for. You want to try and get rid of the eggs – the larvae or pupae – before they become adults.” Once adults, mosquitoes mate.

Study identifies molecule in stingless bee propolis that can kill dengue mosquito larvae by André Julião, FAPESP edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Q: You’ve written about treating chigger bites, but you should really think about prevention. We live in the country. When I’m going to be walking in tall grass and weeds, I wear my snake ...

Root Awakening: Jujube may be infested with fruit fly larvae Building or buying a fruit fly trap will also deter the pests. PHOTO: CHEW ENG GOH ...

The ancient Romans and Greeks dined on insects. Pliny, the first-century Roman scholar and author of Historia Naturalis, wrote that Roman aristocrats loved to eat beetle larvae reared on flour and ...

Countless diseases and life-threatening pests have been eradicated worldwide. When what was once eradicated makes a comeback, though, there is cause for concern both for social and economic ...

Summer has come a little later this year. But the truck just arrived with a big box of hot-weather questions. Moving to the Metroplex in September 1970, I’ve been around this block 54 times, so ...