White-nose syndrome has pushed agricultural losses past $420 million a year and is now shrinking rural tax bases — the real cost hiding inside US farm fields is staggering.

There is bipartisan agreement that the country is not producing nearly enough sterile flies to combat the flesh-eating parasite, which threatens to wreak havoc on Texas’ livestock industry.

An alert is being issued for an insect pest that’s threatening pastures and hayfields across a wide swath of the Southeast ...

St. David's South Austin discovered problem during new construction and closed its kitchen to control problem.

Months without working central air, pests in plain view and stairways tenants describe as unsafe have turned Palm Village Apartments into a flashpoint in Bay City. Residents say daily life at the ...

Learn how Austin Public Health monitors mosquito populations, what diseases are tracked and when officials take action.

The latest screwworm outbreak in cattle has led to clashing ideas about how to control it.

These tiny pests don’t have to stay forever.

Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as ...

The Mexican fruit fly poses a "serious threat" to the state's produce.

Arrow Exterminators is a family-owned pest control company operating in 16 states across the Southeast and Southwest. The ...