A study of more than 1,400 protein-coding genes of fleas has resolved one of the longest standing mysteries in the evolution of insects, reordering their placement in the tree of life and ...

The tree stages of immature fleas (flea eggs, larvae, and pupae) often live in carpeting or throw rugs. So vacuum at least once a week, and more often if you spot fleas.

The flea has been a mystery as far as how it fits in to the “tree of life” for several hundred years. Scientists at the University of Bristol recently found its closest living relatives.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The tallow tree, a “super invader” with toxic leaves and no natural enemies in North America, is conquering the South. Overtaking forests from Texas to Florida, tallows grow ...

Fleas might not like a particular smell, but Carpenter and Trent Frazer, resident entomologist at ... "When washing pet bedding, add a few drops of tea tree oil or neem oil to the wash cycle, ...

2 injured when tree blows over at Delta College flea market 02:45. STOCKTON – Two people were injured after a tree toppled in the intense winds during a flea market at San Joaquin Delta College ...

In this case, the flea beetle (Bikasha collaris) generally ignores other plants as it eats the roots and leaves of the tallow (Triadica sebifera), a host-specific tendency tested on about 150 ...