Devona Maher lives in the country outside of Northwood. She is retired from both the Air National Guard and a job in health ...

transmit diseases and sometimes cause painful allergic reactions, they’re actually very different. Fleasare tiny ...

Allowing leaves to decompose rather than raking them up, replenishes the soil and provides a “comforting blanket” that offers habitat for critters and keeps the ecosystem in balance.

Rabies is a virus that infects the central nervous system of mammals (most commonly bats, fox, raccoons ... are not known to spread disease. However, they can be deadly to moose. Learn more on our ...

And squash can be a deterrent to vertebrate animals like raccoons, which often eat sweet corn ... Marigold, onion and nasturtium helped to reduce these two cabbage worms in cabbage. A few studies show ...

One effective way, recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to halt their ... Beneficial nematodes are tiny, non-segmented worms often employed in organic pest control.

Northampton authorities are warning residents about “erratic” raccoons that might have rabies after animals reported with ...

The city of Northampton has seen an increase in reports about raccoons exhibiting erratic behavior, including frothing at the ...

A biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission who is working with police confirmed some of those raccoons tested positive for distemper. Distemper is a viral disease that can infect both ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Officials in Hampshire County are warning residents after suspected rabies has been seen in ...

In a viral video of the incident, the confused raccoon dangles from a wire after falling from the ceiling Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

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