insects

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Other measures include establishing a containment zone around the site of the first US infection along the southern US border, and using sniffer dogs to detect the insects.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The illegal insects can spread disease and harm native wildlife and agriculture, they added.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s part of an ambitious effort to curb the diseases the insects spread.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

To investigate how the insects adapt to this dramatic transition, researchers studied deer keds at different points in their life cycle.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Similarly, the small birds in the rest areas began to learn that the automobiles and trucks that came roaring in brought with them a wonderful smorgasbord of insects caught and carried in their radiator grilles.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen