Tag: Insects

Please Don’t Bug Me

The Scrapbook · November 3, 2017 7:10 am

Brighton, Rocked

The Scrapbook · September 29, 2017 7:30 am

Ticked Off

Benjamin Parker · July 18, 2017 9:40 am

Ticked Off

Benjamin Parker · July 14, 2017 9:00 am

The insects were found in and around the food service areas and even on food trays served to patients at the Edward Hines Jr. VA hospital in Hines, Ill. (Courtesy Veterans Health/Flickr)

Veterans Affairs hospital staff knew of roaches on food trays but didn’t get rid of them, report finds

Sean Higgins · May 24, 2017 1:37 pm

Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., proposed the legislation after a whistleblower reported last year that the kitchen of a VA hospital in Illinois was infested with cockroaches. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Lawmakers push to kick cockroaches out of Veterans Affairs kitchens

Pete Kasperowicz · January 25, 2017 6:20 pm

The Bee’s Needs

Devorah Goldman · September 23, 2016 5:00 am

Alarmists: Climate Change Could Spread Ragweed! (And Good Plants, Too)

The Scrapbook · September 3, 2016 11:35 am

Something to Sneeze At

The Scrapbook · September 2, 2016 5:00 am

According to the Bangor Daily News, Roxanne Quimby, who co-founded Burt's Bees, donated more than 87,000 acres to the federal government Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Burt’s Bees founder paves the way for Maine monument with land donation

Kyle Feldscher · August 23, 2016 6:25 pm

The VA on Monday put out a bid on a small business to take up pest-monitoring duties for the VA's Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Ill. (AP Photo)

VA has bed bug problem in major Illinois hospital

Pete Kasperowicz · August 16, 2016 4:47 pm

The F-22 Raptor, the most advanced fighter jet in the world, was temporarily grounded on June 11 after nearly 20,000 bees were found on its exhaust nozzle. (AP Photo)

Swarm of bees grounds Air Force’s most advanced jet

Kelly Cohen · August 12, 2016 5:19 pm