According to the Time Union, after mating female cicadas fly or crawl into trees and deposit eggs. The adults then die off, with their bodies providing a brief bounty to assorted scavengers. As the eggs hatch, cicada nymphs’ drop to the ground and...

Last week our blog post revealed Cicadas Return After 17 years! The Times Union reports, the awakening occurs just once every 17 years and will happen this spring along the Hudson River, announced by an eerie metallic buzz filling the air.

Living in the Northeast I love when spring and summer arrive to spend more time outdoors. There is nothing better than grilling outside, enjoying friends and family, until mosquitoes arrive or you are pulling a tick off a pet or family member....

With the weather forecast in the fifties in and around the Clifton Park NY area, I think it is safe to say spring is approaching. Spring time makes the grass greener, trees bud, birds sing and send the alarm clock off for pests. Over the weekend...

According to the Hudson Valley’s Poughkeepsie Journal, a new potential health threat spread by tick bites is emerging in New York and elsewhere.

According to USA Today, a brood of cicadas is forecasted to emerge from the ground this spring along the East Coast stretching from the Carolinas to the Hudson Valley of New York and could possibly reach us in the Albany NY area. A cicada brood is...