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If you hate insect repellent spray, you might want to consider doing some planting.

Mosquitoes are small but can be a massive annoyance in the summer.

TRAVERSE CITY — The local Commission on Aging has temporarily halted in-person visits to a Garfield Township apartment complex, after learning from clients that bed bugs, first detected in March,

If you hate insect repellent spray, you might want to consider doing some planting.

"Mosquitoes, the larvae need that standing water puddles to reproduce in, and ticks people don't realize, actually need high humidity environments to survive because they actually dry out pretty quickly," he said.

A Popeyes in Detroit has been temporarily closed after a DoorDash driver filmed dozens of cockroaches crawling over food orders waiting to be sent out for delivery.

Halloween's trick-or-treat event in Wyandotte, Michigan, was cancelled by the city officials because of cockroach infestation.

The infestation started in a now, temporarily condemned house in Wyandotte. Neighbors say, a trash build-up inside caused the problem and spread down the block, as they were looking for more food.

Pest management professionals gathered in person and virtually for the 86th annual Purdue Pest Management Conference this week. The three-day event, one of the premier training conferences in the pest control industry, was back in person, but also retained its virtual capabilities, which were developed last year in response to COVID-19.

Mark VanderWerp, manager of education and training at Rose Pest Solutions, Troy, Mich., provided a year-end review, focusing on three areas: medical, technology and pest.