climate change Mosquitos swarm parts of Australia in "plague proportions" (video) Carla Sinclair

infestations Homeowner tries to smoke out snakes but burns down the house instead Carla Sinclair

fires When you have to burn a house down because of how many cockroaches are in it Rob Beschizza

travel Worst upgrade ever: there are bed bugs on airplanes now. Séamus Bellamy

Science Here's why bug sprays are no threat to the cockroaches invading your kitchen Allan Rose Hill

adorable animals Have you ever seen a rabbit swim? Jennifer Sandlin

london "Like Covid with legs" — bedbug infestation in Paris is driving people to extreme behavior Mark Frauenfelder

paris Bedbugs take Paris Rob Beschizza

germany Tiny, eight-toothed beetles have eaten most of the spruce trees in Germany's Harz mountains Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Got a home repair project? This HD endoscope camera can give you a closer look Boing Boing's Shop

scorpions Deadly scorpions invade homes, sending over 500 people to the hospital in Egypt Carla Sinclair

florida Florida Man Outraged After Agreeing To Mutant Mosquito Infestation Thom Dunn

new york Rats raid a Chipotle, bite workers Kevin Reome

Delightful Creatures There's only one way to deal with pantry moths Mark Frauenfelder

books Do libraries fumigate books to disinfect them? David Pescovitz

trump Maryland sues Jared Kushner's property management firm Xeni Jardin

News 2020 Elections: Ransomware attacks on voter registration databases and systems feared by cybersecurity officials Xeni Jardin

health The widening health gap between America's rich and poor is the result of worse health for the poor, not better health for the rich Cory Doctorow

rasberry crazy ants Guy finds ant colony living behind his television screen. Any suggestions on how he can shoo them away? Carla Sinclair

fake news The Most Annoying People of 2017, in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan