Iowa’s seeing at least one bumper crop this fall, but it’s not your typical agricultural commodity. Many millions of weensy insects called minute (my-NOOT) pirate bugs are swarming our yards in recent ...

Do you feel a crawling sensation on your skin when sitting on furniture or in bed, or even in your clothes? Or odd pinpricks on exposed skin as you move around the house? It may sound strange, but the ...

It’s summertime in Florida and that brings many wonderful things like long days at the beach, pool, lake or one of the state’s thousands of freshwater springs. But summer also brings more bugs, and ...

Itchy, red and generally uncomfortable, bug bites are not only hard to avoid, but they can be tough to get rid of, too. Still, you don’t have to choose between the great outdoors and suffering through ...

A woman was left with more than 30 red and itchy bites on her body after staying in a hotel room infested with bed bugs. Sharon Aggarwal, 53, shut herself in the bathroom for two hours after she woke ...

Summer in Florida brings increased bug activity and itchy bites from pests like chiggers, no-see-ums and mosquitoes. Chiggers are tiny mites that leave itchy rashes, often around ankles, knees, waists ...