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Tasty Cicada Recipes for When the Swarm Strikes This Summer

Emerald Catron — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:22:56 +0000

Listen, don't read this while you're eating. Come back when you've finished though. It's just that reading about parboiling insects might have a negative effect on your appetite. See, the 17-year cicadas have already started to emerge from the ground, and there are going to be billions of them. BILLIONS. So, you may as well eat some, right?

Meat Lovers Beware! Tick Bites Could Be Spreading Meat Allergies

Don Deane — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:42:31 +0000

As if high cholesterol, heart disease and the potential for Mad Cow aren’t bad enough, now red meat lovers have another threat to contend with — an allergic reaction to beef potentially triggered by a bite from the common lone star tick.

This Year's Mosquito Season Could Be the Worst in Decades [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:32:10 +0000

If you thought mosquitoes were bad last year, brace yourselves. According to experts, this year’s mosquito season could be the worst in decades, and the pesky bugs are showing up nationwide much earlier than expected. Although they don’t show signs of West Nile virus, these mosquitoes are appearing in record numbers all across the country [...]

The Average Chocolate Bar Contains Eight Insect Bits

Big Jim — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:07:11 +0000

We’ve all heard stories about how the FDA allows a few insect parts in our food. But we didn’t know just how thoroughly bugs had invaded chocolate. According to ABC News, the average chocolate bar contains eight insect pieces. So most of the people with chocolate allergies are actually reacting to the ground up [...]