Pests

There's a brand new alert in Missouri for a very destructive beetle that is bad news for virtually all plants and crops. Officials have confirmed its presence in at least one Missouri county now.

This is potentially very bad news for trees in Missouri. Suddenly, there are hundreds of reports in Missouri of an invasive pest that is responsible for the deaths of millions of trees every single year.

It's really a genius idea if you think about it. What better way to battle those evil and sometimes deadly mosquitos that swarm in Missouri summers than an aerial weapon? Answer - drones and it could happen because it's already being done.

Huge, nasty Fishing spiders are popping up all over Wisconsin, but are they actually dangerous?

They're coming. Oh, wait. The truth is they're already here. The notorious cicada brood hatch is now making its way northward in Missouri and there's nothing you can do to stop them.

It's no secret that this is a historic year for the cicada broods especially in Missouri and Illinois. One St. Louis yard shared more video proof of what it's like when 1,000,000 cicadas suddenly decide they want to take over your property.

The bad news is this infamous fruit-killing fly has been reported in America already this year. The good news is it hasn't been confirmed in Missouri, yet. But, the USDA is warning everyone to watch out for signs that this pest might be causing damage to the state's fruit.

I will admit that I'm not much of a fashionista so colors in my wardrobe aren't very important to me. Perhaps I should give that more thought though as there is real science behind the colors Missouri mosquitos love the most.

I am deathly afraid of spiders which means I'm also not a big fan of webs. Soon, you'll start to see gobs of webs begin to appear in Missouri trees and many fear what they contain.

I know that wasps were created for a very good reason, but I have yet to figure out what that reason is. That's why I understand my neighbors in Missouri trying to get rid of them every way they know how. There's one new hack on social media that seems to work, but there's a very big problem which means you probably shouldn't try it.