So first, what is cochineal? Cochineal is the name of the insect and the red dye that is made from it. The cochineal insect feeds upon the Opuntia pads where the female spends its whole life. You ...

It can be distressing to wake up with a mysterious swollen red rash on your ankle. Could that rash be an insect bite? And what kind of bug bit you? The answers aren't so easy to figure out.

The lower Eagle River water is off color. It is not quite muddy but more than milky — depending on what stretch of river you ...