BANNOCK COUNTY -- Mosquitoes infected with the West Nile Virus have been discovered in eastern Idaho, health officials warned Friday.
County health officials have detected a species of mosquito responsible for spreading Zika and other viruses for the first time in Southern Nevada.
The Health Department says two batches of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus, but no human cases have been reported.
Tammi Hanowskirsquo's yard is carpeted in forest tent caterpillars.
Winter tick has been found in over 50 percent of the mule deer examined by wildlife officials in the Whitehorse area and is also found on moose, caribou, and elk in the Yukon
The Jackson County Medical Examiner has sent samples for testing to the Missouri Department of Health after a possible West Nile death. If confirmed it would be the earliest West Nile fatality in a calendar year in Missouri history.
Hordes of tent caterpillars have covered Tammi Hanowski's home south of Saskatoon and have crawled up the walls and made their way into her pool.
In New England where ticks have decimated moose, the average tick load is 40,000, and some have been found with 90,000.
Last year there was a large infestation of caterpillars in the area, wondering if that is why we have all the moths this spring
Early butterfly observed south of the Kaiyuh Mountains along the west bank of the Yukon River.
Spring is approaching but it still seems too cold for this little guy.
A bright little unknown beetle in the middle of my kitchen.
A big emphasis in the last few years has been updating and adding to the list of species known to occur in the Yukon. This past year, a whopping 1,973 species of plants, insects and animals have been added.
"A decade after the “Save the Rainforest” movement captured the world’s imagination, Cargill and other food giants are pushing deeper into the wilderness."
Furry caterpillar in November.
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