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You can have a bug-free Christmas by knowing what kinds of pests to look for, how to prevent bringing them inside and what to do after they’ve invaded. Source: Farm and Dairy

The Thunderbird Motel can leave the light on for guests, but they can’t check them in.  The 50-room motel on Ogeechee Road, just outside Savannah city limits, is shut down due to reported health department and building safety code violations.  Chatham County Public Information Director, Catherine Glasby, says while Department of Public Health violations is why DPH pulled the motel’s … Read More

A man who runs a crawfish company at his rental property in Port Allen says there’s a bad rat infestation in the area that’s forcing him to make a tough business decision. Source: WBRZ

This Dracula ant bites 5,000 times faster than you can blink. Source: Live Science

The nation’s capital is facing a spiraling rat infestation. Fueled by mild winters and a human population boom, rats are sparking a record number of calls to Washington’s pest control department. The local government is struggling to keep pace while boosting the department’s funding and staffing. Experts say the real problem is the increase in trash produced by Washington’s growing … Read More

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is urging Utahns to check their Christmas trees for invasive insects — particularly the gypsy moth and pine shoot beetle. Source: DeseretNews.com

ALLIANCE — The Alliance School District closed down a classroom Wednesday after the discovery of a bedbug.Superintendent Jeffery Talbert said the Source: Akron Beacon Journal

An ant colony can thrive for decades, changing its behavior based on past events even as individual ants die off every year or so Source: Smithsonian

We always have slugs and snails in our landscape, but they can be more prevalent at certain times of the year. Source: The Mercury News

Chinese cities are generating more food waste than they can accommodate in landfills, and cockroaches could be a way to get rid of hills of food scraps. Source: AOL.com