LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - They’re called kissing bugs – and while their name sounds harmless, experts say these insects can carry a parasite that leads to potentially deadly illnesses. The CDC issued a ...

(NEXSTAR) – 2024 brought us “cicada-geddon,” a double awakening of two broods of periodical cicadas that swarmed much of the eastern United States over the spring and summer. The noisy insects have ...

National Pollinator Week is coming to a close, but it serves as a reminder for how essential pollinators are to the production of food and fiber. Approximately 75 percent of all flowering plants need ...

Southwest Virginia was hit with a blanket of snow, keeping people inside and making cars snowed in. However, with the cold comes a question many people have: Are the bugs going away with it? According ...

State environmental scientists are in the midst of a lengthy probe into the poor condition of aquatic insects in two major Fairfax County watersheds, a problem that could have broader implications to ...

Don't give up on DEET or insect repellent. But in the right situation, mosquitoes are smart enough to seek out the smell, a ...

Due to warmer weather, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map for Virginia. The map was released in November and is based on weather data from 1991 to 2020 using ...

(NEXSTAR) — After a record-breaking hot summer and a hotter-than-average fall, cooler weather is finally on the horizon. Unfortunately, the cooling temperatures may encourage a smelly, invasive pest ...