Border Staff and Dogs Working to Keep Out Pests

Double Check your Christmas Trees for Bugs Before Bringing Them Indoors

Bug Bite Guide We are constantly amidst some type of insect whenever we decide to enjoy the great outdoors. There are a number of kinds of bites you can get, and it's important to know what the most common types look like so you can decide how to treat it or if you need to go to the doctor. Here's a list of the most common bug bites

  Finding the perfect tree to bring home and decorate for the holiday season is a beloved tradition in many American households. However, most people don't always consider that they may be taking home more than just the tree. Christmas trees are always full of various insects

Horrifying Video of Centipede Wolfing Down a Live Cockroach

Stinging Safety With the warmer temperatures throughout the country this fall season stinging insects that would usually be hibernating by now are still out and about. It's important to keep an eye out for them, as severe allergic reactions to insect stings

Are Bee's the Only Crop Pollinators?

In Bed With the Enemy The Chagas disease used to mostly affect South American and Latin America, but more and more cases have been found in the U.S. in the past couple of years. Chagas affects around 6 to 8 million people every year, and kills about 50,000. What makes Chagas so dangerous is that it can go unnoticed for years, until it finally attacks the heart, which can lead to heart failure. The number of people infected with Chagas in the U.S. has been growing, and now has reached around 300,000 according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Scientists thought until recently that only the "kissing bug" could transmit this deadly disease, but evidence was found recently that bed bugs can also transmit this disease

The Kissing Bug and Chagas Disease