Hammerhead flatworms are invasive predatory worms that have made their homes in U.S. soil. They also produce a neurotoxin and ...

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A dangerous tapeworm, not found in Pacific Northwest wildlife until this year, is more widespread than researchers expected.

Your dog has been scratching for three days. What you do is try to find the reason. You start by parting the fur, but you find nothing obvious. There are no fleas jumping, any visible bites, or ...

With a wet spring so far in Ontario, worms are springing up on sidewalks and driveways across the province. This spring, gardeners are being asked to keep watch for what’s been called a “silent ...

Jumping worms, also known as "snake worms" or "crazy worms," are rapidly spreading across the country, and recently made it to the West. Reading time 3 minutes Agriculture officials are sounding the ...

A destructive, fast-moving invader is wriggling its way into yards across the US, and officials say Californians should be on the alert. Agriculture authorities are sounding the alarm over the Asian ...

Spring rains are pulling something unsettling to the surface in Texas gardens. Hammerhead worms, a toxic and invasive flatworm species, are beginning to pop up across the state after recent wet ...

Three customers found worms in their drinks at a Paddock Lake McDonald's. The inspection report says management already knew.

She is driven by a lifelong belief in the power of the human-animal bond—shaped early by grow… Hookworms may be tiny, but in ...

SHELTER IN FALL RIVER. IN ATTLEBORO, POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO LEFT A DOG TIED TO A TRASH CAN ON PARK STREET THIS MORNING. THAT DOG LEFT OUTSIDE IN THE SWELTERING HEAT FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS.