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The invasive Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) is endemic to East Asia. It was first discovered in the U.S. in North ...
In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...
Here is a summary of the data for Pennsylvania: Retail meat risk index: 58.35 Chicken (Salmonella or Campylobacter): 29.4% Ground turkey (Salmonella or Campylobacter): 10.4% Pork chops (Salmonella ...
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s top fiscal watchdog has launched an audit of the state agency that oversees programs tasked with protecting Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable older adults from abuse and ...
They’re big, bold, and suddenly everywhere. The Joro spider, an invasive species originally from East Asia, is expanding far beyond its initial range in the Southeastern U.S.—and residents from ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Job No. 1 for Republicans in Pennsylvania is to scrounge up a candidate to contest next year’s reelection bid by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro — if only to run interference for ...
After an invasive northern snakehead fish was found in the Schuylkill River in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, officials are spreading awareness to fishers about what they have to do: kill snakeheads ...
"This Asian longhorned tick doesn’t have a lot of time in Pennsylvania. It’s only been noticed, probably in the last eight years or so. It doesn’t mean that it wasn’t here before.
Pennsylvania Bill Would Create a State Board to Oversee New Energy Projects Critics say it’s an unwarranted centralization of power that sidelines local officials, and they worry it will ...
One area wildlife refuge is shedding light on the legal and complex process of bringing wild animals into sanctuary care. At T and D's Cats of the World, in Snyder County, wild animals once held ...
Pennsylvania naturalists are keeping an eye on a disease that has been killing beech trees in the eastern U.S. for more than a decade, but has begun spreading more rapidly in the past three years.
BEDFORD, Pa. (WTAJ) — Nyal and Renee Piper, accused of hoarding nearly 100 dogs in their Bedford home, were in court Wednesday for their attorneys to make one final plea to have the case moved out of ...