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New Tick-Borne Viruses Are Discovered In…..Antarctica? When it comes to animal life in Arctic regions, the only image that comes to mind is of a penguin. Certainly insects could never survive in freezing cold arctic regions, right? Actually, a select…

These Are The Tick-Borne Diseases That Only Affect Your Pets Adult humans know how to protect themselves from the many dangers that are present within our everyday environments. When it comes to harmful bugs in the environment, for example, most…

A Fundraiser Has Been Organized For A Beloved Public Leader Afflicted With West Nile Some people prefer to be loners, which is great until you need people’s support. Luckily, one victim of the West Nile virus has had the support…

Last week at Bug Busters' Annual Company Wide Training Meeting, they ended the day making 144 Winter Homeless Care Packages.  The zip locked bag packages contained; gloves, socks, bandaids, chapstick, blanket, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, nail clippers, hair brush, soap, and…

How Do Termites Respond To The Winter Cold? Insects generally don’t get along well with freezing cold temperatures. However, different insect species possess different adaptations that become useful during the winter months. When it comes to termites, cold weather does…

Soon It May Become Illegal For School Officials To Hide Situations Where Ticks Are Found On Students You may think that school in the United States are legally obligated to report situations involving ticks found on the skin of students…

Are Insect Pests A Problem In Museums? Although most museums appear to be excessively clean, insects can become problematic in any museum. Obviously museums display items that are made from a variety of different materials that are attractive to certain…

The arachnids that live on your skin are referred to as mites. This blog has already featured an article about mites that live on skin. However, skin mites do not just cause scabies in some people. Mites can be harmful…

How Are Termites Different From Other Social Insects? Although termites are social insects like bees, ants, and wasps, termites are not closely related to other social insects. All insects that live in social groups belong to the insect order known…

Seven New Species of Spiders Have Been Named After Beloved Fictional Spiders in Fantasy Literature A Brazilian research team chose to further immortalize several literary fantasy classics by naming seven new species of spiders they discovered in caves in northern…