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Gov. Jerry Brown’s beloved Welsh Corgi mix, Colusa, deserves all the love and attention in the world. But California’s first dog has better access to food, shelter and health care than 134,000 people in California who will be homeless tonight. That’s a quarter of the nation’s total. Cities throughout the state (including San Francisco) have repeatedly petitioned the governor to … Read More

The stink bug is an eager eater of fruit and vegetable crops. So come spring, there is cause for concern for growers across the state. Source: WWLP

There are dozens of different species of spiders that live in Washington, but how many of them are venomous? Source: KING

Twin Falls residents may be noticing an influx of adult and baby spiders in their homes, on their cars or even floating through the air. Source: Garrett Hottle

NYC public housing tenants endure rat invasion as NYCHA’s anti-vermin campaign falls behind Source: nydailynews.com

An invasive pest that came over from China and Vietnam to Pennsylvania in 2014 landed in upstate Delaware last year. Now, the Spotted Lanternfly has now Source: Kelli Steele

Floating fire ant piles have been spotted in the Lago Vista area of Lake Travis as flood water continues to rise. Source: KVUE

CHICAGO — Just in time for Halloween, Illinois public health officials have what might be scary news: The number of rabid bats reported in the Chicago area this year jumped Source: Herald-Mail Media

A research team at Kansas State University was awarded $2.9 million from the National Institute of Health to conduct research on the immune systems of Source: Ray Strunk

If you’ve become exceptionally bugged by mosquitos lately, you’re not alone. Source: KNXV