A week ago, mosquitoes were so thick in parts of Baker Valley that cattle herds gathered in groups as if under attack from predators, and the swarming insects prevented ranchers from venturing outside to feed and water livestock.

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BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Dwindling numbers of birds worldwide are a sign that governments are failing to keep promises to slow damage to nature by 2010, an international report said on Thursday.

A bill requiring that an environmental report be completed before pesticides are sprayed over urban areas to eradicate the light brown apple moth was approved Thursday by the state Assembly. Two other bills dealing with the aerial spraying passed out of t

(ARA) - Few words strike more fear in outdoor enthusiasts than West Nile virus, Lyme disease or encephalitis. The insects that cause these nasty diseases are having a great year, due in part to major flooding throughout the country.