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The outdoors is a great place to be, but the enjoyment quickly can turn to annoyance when the bugs find you. Flies and mosquitoes not only deliver a painful bite but can also expose you to disease. You could douse ...

Have you found yourself constantly slapping mosquitoes while sitting outside this year, or having to spray yourself repeatedly with insect repellent? Avoid using sprays with chemicals like DEET by growing plants that are not only helpful in controlling these pests ...

Bats are among the most misunderstood creatures on the planet. Many of us fear them and do what we can to keep them away. As a result, we destroy their habitats and kill them by the thousands. While we think ...

MIAMI, Florida – The Zika virus is spreading so rapidly in one Miami neighborhood that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning pregnant women not to travel to the area. Zika, spread by mosquitoes, can cause serious birth ...

  Summer is here, and that brings one unfortunate type of creature: bugs. Mosquitoes and fleas, and other bugs and insects, can become a real annoyance and ruin anyone’s outdoor fun. But there is an all-natural way to fight back ...

The world could be on the verge of a catastrophic malaria outbreak because of a new drug-resistant strain of the deadly disease that is spreading in parts of Asia. Almost 40 percent of the malaria in Burma, or Myanmar, has ...

You likely have heard of GMO food, but what about GMO mosquitoes? It sounds like science fiction but it’s now a reality – and we could be merely weeks or months away from millions of genetically modified mosquitoes being unleashed ...

Mosquito repellent could do a lot more than prevent an irritating bite this summer; it might just save your life. A deadly mosquito-borne virus is spreading in New England and parts of the South. The Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE ...

The Chikungunya virus is invading the United States. Can’t pronounce the name and totally unfamiliar with the virus? You are not alone, but now is the time to get educated about the threat. The Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne illness ...

  It’s hard to believe we’re talking about mosquito repellant, but warm weather is just around the corner! The days are already getting longer, and soon the swarms of bugs will arriving as well. Though they are practically microscopic, mosquitoes ...