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insect infestation

School Bug Alert: Parents Told to Check Homes for Bed Bugs

May 6, 2026

A school in Michigan has been dealing with bed bugs for over two weeks now. The bugs first showed up in the school’s media center on April 23. Later, one was found on a student in a classroom on May 1. By May 4, three more bugs were spotted on a classroom floor. Instead of shutting down the school,

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Unwanted Visitors: How Bugs Change Your Ziziphi Spinosae Semen

March 26, 2025

Ziziphi spinosae semen, or ZSS, is a popular edible and medicinal substance. Unfortunately, it often gets invaded by a pest called Plodia interpunctella during storage. This invasion can alter the chemical makeup of ZSS. So, researchers decided to investigate how this pest affects the chemical prope