Pests

According to New Zealand officials, possums are considered to be "the country's most damaging animal pest."

Rodent activity increases during the cold weather as rats seek shelter in warm areas with food and water.

Being forced to stay indoors during the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to fewer food sources outside for rats.

The Las Vegas-based pest control company has said that the man in the video was an "uncompensated trainee."

The traps are often used to remove rodents, insects, and other animals that are considered to be pests from homes, but animal rights groups say they are cruel and indiscriminate.

"I'm dreaming that a snake is going to fall on me," said the renter, who moved into the home with his family in January. "I can't sleep."

Pests can be frustrating, but they can also be potentially dangerous to your family and your pets. This bug spray can help.

"It's not adorable if you are his neighbor. Ever had a neighbor who feeds feral cats? Same stupid behavior," one person wrote.

The harmless insects that make way into people's homes in the late summer and early fall are nothing to fear unless you're a farmer.

"If allowed to spread, crazy worms could cause serious damage to horticultural crops and the forest ecosystem in Maine," the state's Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry said.

Scientists are warning that rising temperatures caused by climate change will turn cities worldwide into perfect rat breeding grounds.

Bedbugs, head lice and cockroaches have all had their genetic codes altered by life in the big city.

The ability of algorithms to predict human responses in videos is among the things we learned in Tech & Science this week.

Shipping containers are no help in controlling the pest population.

Searching just 50 homes, scientists found 10,000 specimens from 579 species.

Slug infestations are cropping up on sustainable no-till farms, possibly due to the overuse of neonicotinoid pesticides.