insects

According to the Washington State Department of Agriculture, each year the state plants thousands of traps to monitor for infestations of one of the most invasive and destructive insects in the world - with extra focus on Benton, Franklin, and Yakima counties.

In general, extended periods of bitter cold do help reduce insect populations in the spring and summer...somewhat.

According to entomology officials (insect experts), the use of the word Asian is racist.

The Benton-Franklin Health Department has found West Nile Virus in mosquitoes, the first such discovery this year in Washington State.

What started with a bunch of fallen birds has escalated into an eerie string of animal deaths across the globe, with many people asking, "apocalypse now?" After the jump, a run-down of everything you need to know about "Birdpocalypse" thus far: