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Pest that caused $1 billion in damages to US corn found in North Okanagan
A pest that caused $1 billion worth of damages in the U.S. midwest corn industry…

More marmots popping up in residential areas in the Okanagan
There are more marmots than usual showing up around residential homes in the Interior this…

iN PHOTOS: Tomato hornworms munching on gardens in Kamloops, Okanagan
Sara Ludtke went to pick some tomatoes from her Kamloops garden late in the evening…

Invasive raccoon populations increasing in Kamloops, Okanagan
A Kamloops resident came home to two fuzzy masked strangers in her driveway early one…

Grasshoppers take over the Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While they are an important food source in parts of Africa the overwhelming number of grasshoppers gracing our yards, parks and roads have not been nearly as welcome in the Southern Interior. Karla Hoffman, Integrated Pest Management Coordinator for Kamloops says while the city itself is not dealing with the grasshoppers as a...