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The bipartisan act extends several energy provisions for both individuals and businesses, including insulation installation, through 2016 by way of the Code Sec. 25C residential energy property credit. The Act allows a credit of up to 10 percent of qualifying…

How to Make Your Residence a Bug-Free Zone With the recent cold weather more insects are trying to sneak stealthily into your nice, warm home to become your unofficial roommates. There are steps you can take to rid your house,…

Warm Weather Increases Pests With climate change comes increasingly warmer weather. Scientists are just now realizing that this warmer weather comes with a consequence, more and more insects. Studies have been done in the past about the ability of insects…

A Vacation to Remember! Two tourists from California are going to remember their New York City trip for years to come! But not in a good way… The two were staying in a NYC hotel (Astor on the Park Hotel…

Going Out With a Bang Periodical cicadas should be considered to the all-out partying rock stars of the insect world. They chill and do nothing but eat and rest for around 13 to 17 years. Then they emerge from their…

Insect Hibernation Vastly Extends Lifespan Dr. Karl Joplin has been awarded $8,265 by the East Tennessee State University’s Research Development Committee to study insect diapause, a process similar to hibernation in mammals. Diapause is what helps insect survive during the…

New Threat of Disease From Mosquitos This past summer and autumn officials were concerned about mosquitos spreading dengue fever and chikungunya, but now they have added another disease to the list. Citizens are now warned against catching the Zika virus…

Rat on a Plane? An Air India flight was forced to turn back during their journey from Mumbai to London after a passenger though they saw a rodent running around the plane. The airline searched the plane and found no…

New Soldier Beetle A new soldier beetle has been named after the Japanese animated TV series, “Neon Genesis Evangelion.” This is one of four solider beetles that has been recently discovered, all apart of the Cantharidae and genus Lycocerus family.…

Rare Giant Stick Insect An insect named after “Lady Gaga” has children that have become the first insects of this type to successfully breed in captivity. The giant stick insects, known as Ctenomorpha gargantua laid their own eggs, making the…