Summertime is for swimming pools and lemonade, not for mosquito bites and diseases like West Nile virus, so the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is encouraging residents to “fight t.
This week, state officials are encouraging residents to “fight the bite” ahead of peak mosquito season. As peak season approaches, the Department of Environmental Protection is warning of an increase
Many people are looking forward to warmer weather, but as temperatures increase, so do pesty insects, like gnats. Gnats, also known as black flies, can lay multiple generations of eggs in rivers and
By now, many Pennsylvania residents are familiar with the threat of Lyme disease, caused by the bite of a black-legged tick – or deer tick – infected with a certain bacteria. Now, another pathogen in the same tick is an emerging concern in the state.