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With Ticks Active, Protect Yourself From Bites: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Carried by Some Insects

By: John Hogan

Got Fleas or Bedbugs? How to Kill Both: American Cities are Crawling with Microscopic Insects

By: Eva Gordon

Aphid Numbers and Damage Soar with the Heat: Pear-Shaped Insects Infest Leaves, Causing Distortion, Discoloration

By: John Hogan

Chemical Communication in Aphids: A Wordless Enigma Only Partially Decoded

By: Feature Writer Albert Burchsted

Ants Tightly Control Their Aphids: Coercion Rather Than Cooperation Seems to be the Method

By: Feature Writer Albert Burchsted

Persistent Viral Infections of Aphids: Some Aphids are Infective for Weeks, Others From Birth

By: Feature Writer Albert Burchsted

Aphids Transmit Plant Viruses: Viruses, but not Bacteria or Molds, are Transmitted by Plant Lice

By: Feature Writer Albert Burchsted

Control Bed Bugs Naturally: Important Facts About Biting Bugs

By: S. Elliott

Hazards to Aphids Living in Galls: Parasites, Injury and Plant Growth May Restrict Aphid Activity

By: Feature Writer Albert Burchsted

Unusual Lifestyles of Aphids: Some of These Insects Make Houses or Cover Themselves

By: Feature Writer Albert Burchsted

Galls Benefit Aphids: Living in a House Has Its Perks

By: Feature Writer Albert Burchsted

Aphids and Ants: Symbiosis Between an Omnivore and a Plant Parasite

By: Feature Writer Albert Burchsted

Aphids Can Cause Serious Damage to Plants: Sap Sucking Plant Lice Often Severely Deplete Nutrients

By: Feature Writer Albert Burchsted

Human Head and Body Lice in History: A Collection of Facts About the Louse and its Impact on People

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Winter Weather and Asian Longhorned Beetles: It Looked like Things Couldn’t Get Worse- and Then Suddenly They Did

By: Marie Thomas

How Do You Get Rid of Bed Bugs: Keeping Unwanted Insects Out of Your Bedroom

By: Feature Writer Brian Tubbs

Keep Bed Bugs Out of Your House: Useful Tips for Preventing a Bed Bug Infestation in Your Home

By: Jon France

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