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The West Nile Virus Can Cause Permanent Paralysis In Younger People The West Nile virus has been spreading among citizens of the United States for almost twenty years now, and to this day no vaccines or effective treatment options have…

A Devastating Insect Pest Is Getting Closer To American Crops Insect pests have always been a problem for agricultural workers, and now another pest may start infecting potatoes in the United States. Experts in southern Alberta, Canada have recently noticed…

Brown Recluse Spiders Invade A Home Causing The Owners To Abandon The Property Halloween is in just a few days, and one home in Missouri would make for an ideal haunted house. We have all found spiders in our homes…

Researchers Have Finally Developed A Zika Vaccine It may sound too good to be true, but researchers have recently developed a vaccine to fight the Zika virus. This vaccine is the first to effectively cure a person of the Zika…

Can Termites Consume A Tree’s Bark? In the past this blog has mentioned how mulch can attract termites. But what about mulch that consists entirely of tree bark? Do some types of bark attract termites more than other types? Which…

An Alteration In Just Two Genes Made Life Much Easier For One Species Of Water Strider The name “water striders” may not sound familiar to you, but these are insects that you have likely seen a few times in the…

US Government Agencies Are Holding Up Plans To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into the environment is a controversial method of mosquito-borne disease prevention. After all, mosquitoes are pests and the last thing that public health officials…

The First Locally Transmitted Case Of Zika To Occur In The USA Since The Start Of Summer Has Been Confirmed Everyone is grateful about the fact that the Zika virus is not infecting people at the rate that it did…

Hotel rooms may be dirty, but nobody likes thinking about that. As long as a hotel room is well kept up and the sheets are washed, then a hotel guest cannot complain. We have all stayed at hotels or motels…

Avoid the Dangers of Fall Pests Bug Busters USA  educates homeowners on the risks associated with fall pests and provides infestation prevention tips The fall season brings with it warmer homes that will have pests seeking ways to move indoors…