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New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus

Tree Rotten or Infested?

Snake-like procession of insect larvae spotted again in Interior Alaska

More people have been infected with Lyme disease

Scientists say Tongass trees could bounce back from budworm infestation

What is the reason for large numbers of dead bees spotted in Inverness?

Fireweed blooms hindered by foam?

5 people contract malaria within U.S. borders — first such cases in two decades

What kind of insect?

Collapse of Midge Population Impacts Mývatn Birdlife

Southeast Alaska’s budworm infestation is still going, and they seem to be moving on to spruce trees

Infestation of caterpillars

Unknown Insect

Spittle bug widespread in Clare, Ireland

Mosquitoes are unusually dense and vicious all of a sudden

Agriculture Officials Really Want Those Spotted Lanternflies Gone, Gone, Gone

1st live Asian giant 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted in Washington state

He has lived for 74 years – for the first time the river is dry

Insect eating red currant leaves

Larva of water beetle (Dytiscus)

Spittlebugs galore in Sand Lake area

30 percent have been bitten

Caterpillars on Kesugi Ridge

N.W.T. has now detected mosquito borne viruses

Maine Has a Dangerous, Small, and Very Itchy Problem

There's a lot of flies in the mountains and heat, but there are things you can do to cope

Lymantria dispar dispar outbreak

Tiny insects ate the needles off a half million acres of Tongass hemlocks. Most of the trees will be fine.

Mysterious black substance on Wells Beach turns out to be millions of dead bugs

Large Winged Beetle Likely a Burying Beetle (genus Nicrophorus)

Grasshoppers are Becoming More Common

Caterpillar Causing Itchy Skin Likely a Rusty Tussock Caterpillar (Orgyia antiqua)

They're everywhere - but do they pinch?

Russia begins mass vaccination against bubonic plague in danger areas near border with Mongolia

Watson Lake resident captures 'first record' of ghost moth in Yukon

Yukon sees most mosquitoes in many years, control program says

Low Swedish wasp numbers defy expert expectations

Unusual Pink Caterpillar is a Sawfly Larvae

Summer of the Fly

Eastern Ontario in grip of worst Gypsy moth outbreak in 30 years

Eastern Ontario in grip of worst Gypsy moth outbreak in 30 years

Haven't expected fewer plums in ten years

Odd Looking Bug is a Sawfly

Mosquito species that could spread malaria found in Finland

Uncommon Ichneumonid Wasp Sighting

Millions of moths descend on Quebec cities

Emerald ash borer keeping some GRCA properties closed

Mysterious Holes in Leaves

Orangeville area trees swarming with invasive caterpillars

Increasing catch of spruce bark beetles

Record-breaking heatwave in Siberia

Notice more wasps and yellow jackets this year? You’re not alone

Uncommon Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) Sighting

Yellow Jacket Wasp Nesting on the Beaches in Nome

Large landslides have passed in Alta

Ticks moving into Northern Saskatchewan

Mosquitoes in Flagstaff test positive for West Nile virus

Unidentified Grasshopper, Possible Genus Melanoplus

Late Birch Leaf Edge Miner Damage

Spruce Bark Beetle and Wood Boring Insects

Honeybees are dying; beekeepers suspect pesticides are to blame

Grasshopper invasion of Las Vegas may last weeks

Unusual Rusty Tussock Caterpillar (Orgyia antiqua)

Hoverfly Larva (possibly Dasysyrphus)

Rusty tussock moths invade Seward Peninsula

Burying Beetle (Genus Nicrophorus) in Southwest Alaska

Rusty Tussock Moth (Orgyia antiqua) Caterpillars in Nome

Dragon Flies Reach the Colville Nigliq Channel

Infestation of Rusty Tussock Caterpillars (Orgyia antiqua) in Nome River Valley

Dead Ash Trees Across Western New York State

Trees Devastated by Spruce Bark Beetles (Dendroctonus rufipennis)

Insects feast on willows after unusually warm, dry spring

Two Unidentified Flying Insects and Two Unidentified Spiders

High-flying ladybug swarm shows up on National Weather Service radar

Large group of black plant bug nymphs (Irbisia sericans)

Fewer Summer Insects

A summer without insect stings

Unidentified Beetle Pupa Found Near River Bank

Unusual Grasshopper Sighting

Few complaints as heat decimates Finland’s mosquitoes