Regularly wash and heat-dry your bed sheets, blankets, bedspreads and any clothing that touches the floor to reduce the risk ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s iconic palm trees are under attack by the invasive red palm weevil, a pest from Southeast Asia. First detected in 2022, the insect has already destroyed thousands ...

ST. LOUIS — Residents across the St. Louis region are taking advantage of the warmer temperatures and getting outdoors. Some, however, are being met with painful, irritated bumps rather than summer ...

Have you ever heard of cochineal? And I am not referring to the upscale restaurant in Marfa, Texas, but to the small, scale insect native to our area. This insect lives on nopal, prickly pear, Opuntia ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Palm trees in Uruguay are more than just plants, they are icons, much like olive groves for Greeks or cherry blossoms for the Japanese. The treasured trees lining one of the ...

A bird perches on the trunk of a dead palm tress, near Peaje Mendoza, in Florida, Uruguay, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, as thousands of palm trees in the South American country have been devoured by the ...