NEW YORK (WCBS 880)-- Bed bug-sniffing dogs are so popular, one even has his own Facebook page, but as WCBS 880 reporter Marla Diamond reports, they're not always reliable. As the demand for the dogs ...
Don't let the name fool you. The kissing bug, or Rhodnius prolixus, isn't your friend. The insect transmits the Chagas parasite when it bites someone's face. We often think about people spreading ...
Bed bug detection dogs go through similar training to those used by airport security and police to sniff out drugs, money and explosives - the difference is, they are trained to smell pests. Sniffer ...
Down boy! We're clean. To combat the city’s growing bed bug problem, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development has gone to the dogs. Say hello to Nemo and Mickey, the latest members of ...
Summer means mosquito season in much of the United States and it’s not just humans that need to worry about the pesky insects. Mosquitoes can be dangerous to dogs because they “carry heartworm, a ...
We often think about people spreading diseases around the world. This spring, vacationers brought chikungunya from the Caribbean to the United States. Businessmen have likely spread Ebola across ...
DENVER (CBS4)- It's an unusual combination, patients, pets and prisoners, but the Stink Bug Project has been coming Together for Colorado for nearly a decade. "Stink Bug" is a metaphor for ...