We've taken bees for granted, and now it's hurting us. The Worcester County Beekeepers Association is helping our hive-bound pollinator friends.

Most homeowners know what a healthy lawn looks like. The challenge is understanding why their yard doesn't match that picture — and what it would actually take to get there.

The fast-spreading parasite, varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the ACT's 6,000 bee hives within two years, putting local fruit and vegetable crops at risk. Varroa mites are 1 to 2 ...

Robot lawn mowers may still seem futuristic, but advances in technology (especially satellite mapping) have made them more efficient and accessible than ever. They tend to take a little time and work ...

It’s hip to hate on lawns nowadays. Hashtags like #KillYourLawn are all over social media—there’s even a TV show with the same name. No wonder: With labor costs climbing and the harmful effects of ...

Subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (SCIT) showed safety and efficacy specifically in patients with moderate-to-severe allergic rhinoconjunctivitis induced by house dust mites, despite not meeting the ...

Dust mites. You can’t see them, but they’re everywhere — your bedding, your couch cushions, your rugs and, yes, your favorite recliner. These tiny, eight-legged creatures are like the worst kind of ...

Just when I thought my volunteer cherry tomato plant would continue to thrive into its second year, it became infested with spider mites and had to be removed. Last September, it had sprouted in the ...

The classic dark, waxy discharge is a hallmark sign of ear mites. Severe itching is often caused by an allergic reaction (hypersensitivity), not just the mites themselves. Symptom severity does not ...

Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...