ROANOKE, Va. – It’s not the holiday surprise you want to find: Praying mantis egg sacs could be lurking in your real Christmas tree or wreath. Sweet Providence tree lot worker Robby Lisenby said he is ...

December 2023 was not a good time to be an insect in a Christmas tree. It began with a TikTok post: “Beware of the real trees.” Written by Andrea Coward of Ohio, the post included a series of pictures ...

Nowadays, it seems like anyone can have any kind of pet that fits their heart’s desires, even if it is happiest and belongs in the wild. Our social media pages are filled with breeders begging ...

That lump you see on the Christmas tree's branches might not be a pinecone. "O Christmas tree clumps, O Christmas tree clumps, wherever are you hiding?" (You sang that, right?) Now that that catchy ...

Q: We have had a praying mantis in our yard for at least three weeks that we know about. It had been in our raspberries for a couple of weeks, but we lost track of it. Yesterday, I was about to cut ...

If you opted for a real Christmas tree instead of artificial, it couldn’t hurt to give it a good once-over — praying mantis eggs might have hitched a ride inside. Officials in Erie County, Ohio, ...

Always examine Christmas trees before you buy them, or you could be in for one of the grossest experiences of your life. If you already have one, time to become Sherlock Holmes with your tree so you ...