At first, it’s only one here and there, then a few more, then herds and swarms, and before you know it, your yard is completely taken over. Mosquitoes and ticks are one of the most common spring pests, and unfortunately, the deeper we get into...

The Capital Region and the Adirondacks are beautiful in the spring and summer. We have the Hudson, hundreds of areas to hike, and beautiful flowers in bloom, but we also have lots of pests. The Albany area is quite familiar with these pests, but the...

Since Lyme disease first appeared, ecologists have been studying it closely. And, over the course of the last 20 years, they have found that mouse populations in one year can give an accurate forecast of Lyme disease the next year. Well, you may...

The mild winter in New York this year is going to affect the tick and mosquito population this spring and summer. It seems that there may be a connection between mild winters and a higher population of these blood-sucking insects, which also means a...

Pestilence has been around since the dawn of time, mosquitoes and ticks have always had the ability to transfer diseases to humans. So, why is it that many of us can remember being eaten alive by mosquitoes when we were younger and never having...