bugs

Because of these patterns across states, Winchell thinks it's more likely to be a natural ecological process playing out -- not our individual efforts to stomp on bugs -- changing the population's trajectory.

"Perhaps we can start viewing bugs as friends. We're killing millions of insects every day from general pesticides -- the very same insects we could be learning from to break down these plastics and other chemicals."

Other federal agencies are also investigating the health concerns of nearby residents who have been suffering respiratory illnesses and unexplained stomach bugs.

This week, we learned there are 16 bugs in the system right now.

“She does not like bugs in bushes. On her own, that is not a place she would wander up to. I have stated before that my daughter was murdered.”