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An emerald ash borer beetle with a fungal infection.

Tech

Minnesota turns to native fungi to kill emerald ash borer in marshes too remote to treat

An IV drip and medical device monitoring a patient in a bed.

Tech

CDC issues warning after West Nile cases hit 48 by June, with Arizona far ahead of every other state

A planter with half-eaten plants.

Home

First-time New York gardener wakes to a grow-bag wipeout, then commenters point to deer

A wild black hog foraging through tall grass in a natural setting.

Business

Arkansas clears path for warfarin feral hog bait, but it's not approved for use yet

A spider creating a web.

Home

Kansas family shared home with 2,055 brown recluse spiders, and no one was bitten

A power strip covered in small ants on a carpeted surface.

Home

TV dies, and a surge protector swarmed with ants hints at a much bigger problem

A person touching a caterpillar with white pupae on its back.

Home

Gardener fears 'eggs' on tomato hornworm, then learns parasitic wasps are free pest control

Small, pale oval-shaped ant cocoons.

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Gardener stumped after uncovering mysterious cluster of white ovals beneath planter

A young deer with spots resting among green foliage in a wooded area.

Home

Gardener's coyote decoy was meant to scare deer, until a fawn curled up right beside it

Rats near garden pots, a glass with water and dry ice, a flowerbed with dry ice.

Home

New York men tried dry ice to wipe out garden rats. They dug new exits and escaped

A brick sign reading "Rob Roy Country Club Village" with green hedges and trees in the background.

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Illinois woman wins $2.5 million in pesticide case after condo board denied carpet removal

A gardener reveals uncovered plants in a green garden, discussing planting beetroot among rows.

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Rabbits, deer, and pigeons love new plantings, so gardeners are dropping mesh right on top