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Over the past decade, invasive European chafer beetles have taken hold in Western Washington. Crows, racoons and other animals are tearing up lawns in search of them.

UCCE experts urge producers to monitor their animals for signs of the parasite, which has been moving north from Central and South America.

Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is an immune condition brought about by certain tick bites, which causes a life-threatening ...

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A New Jersey man’s death is the first known to be linked to a tick-borne meat allergy, according to researchers at UVAHealth in Virginia. The unidentified man, 47, reportedly died last summer, four ...

A New Jersey dad who collapsed and died after eating a hamburger has been identified as the first known fatality from a rare meat allergy caused by a tick bite. The 47-year-old victim, an otherwise ...

A New Jersey man is the first person believed to have died from a so-called meat allergy triggered by a tick bite, researchers say. The man died in September 2024, but researchers just recently linked ...

The New Jersey man was the first person to die of the tick-borne meat allergy Getty A New Jersey man, 47, is the first person confirmed to have died from alpha-gal syndrome, the meat allergy ...

Scientists have confirmed the first death linked to a severe meat allergy caused by a tick bite. The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a disease triggered by tick ...

Indiana has rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but the ornamental plant trade, globalization and development have introduced new threats to these ecosystems. IndyStar is ...