A tiny frog endemic to the state of Bahia on Brazil’s Atlantic coast may have just earned the title of the smallest vertebrate in the world. The Brazilian flea toad, or Brachycephalus pulex, was first ...

Insecticides used to kill fleas are proving to be way too effective. The chemicals are poisoning English rivers and killing bugs they were never meant to encounter, according to a new University of ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Look into any nutrient-rich pond almost anywhere in the world and you will find Daphnia pulex, a tiny crustacean (also called a water flea) that is a source of food for fish and ...

If you part your pal’s fur, you could see “flea dirt” (flea waste) or actual fleas, especially on the belly. Even if your cat never goes outdoors, you could bring fleas inside on your clothing after ...

Habitat for Humanity is hosting a flea market fund-raiser from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 24, at Network Real Estate, 11855 Sutton Way, Grass valley. To donate items for the event, call Mary at ...