Aug 7, 2019
Mosquitoes, flies and gnats are among the most bothersome of summertime insect pests. In addition to being a nuisance, many mosquito and fly species spread diseases to humans. Unlike mosquitoes, however, flies spread disease by transporting bacteria to humans from...
Aug 5, 2019
Each year, health departments in every city in the United States receive a plethora of calls from angry consumers complaining about insect pest sightings in local restaurants and eateries. However, officials working at the Amherst Health Department had been receiving...
Aug 1, 2019
Unlike beloved ladybugs and majestic butterflies, assassin bugs are not the most approachable insects. The name “assassin bug” is a bit dramatic and misleading, as these insects are not the hired guns of the arthropod community. The name is not meaningless, however,...
Jul 30, 2019
Most ant pest species pose a nuisance when they infest indoor areas, but a few ant species in the northeast can inflict bites and venomous stings. The most dangerous ant species in the northeast US is the invasive European fire ant, which has inflicted stings that...
Jul 29, 2019
The Federal Government has been struggling to eradicate the Asian longhorned beetle from the United States for more than a decade. This beetle species was first detected in the US when specimens were found in several Massachusetts trees during the month of August....
