Small rodents, such as mice or rats, are often considered cute and harmless, but they can be deceptive. Rodent health hazards include, diseases carried by some rodents, and it is important to understand what they are and how they can affect your...

The house mouse, designation mus musculus, can be cute - from a distance. Cartoons such as Tom and Jerry portray the house mouse as a welcome visitor in the home, causing only minor mischief that is more entertaining than threatening. The realty is...

Are you tired of mysterious visitors decimating your prized vegetables? You might be dealing with woodchucks, the Capital Region's garden-raiding experts. Let's explore how to identify and eliminate these persistent pests, ensuring your garden...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a long, complex policy about “Food Defect Action Levels” which describes the levels of natural or unavoidable defects in foods that present no health hazards for humans which are allowed in foods. This is...

Mites, grasshoppers, squash vine borers, squirrels, rabbits, ground squirrels, and cucumber beetles – and the other things that are our nemesis all summer survive winter by migration, invasion, activation, or hibernation.