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Have you taken a hike in the mountains that surround the Las Vegas Valley with some friends and come back with several mosquito bites and the other people were not bitten? Well you’re not alone. Scientists estimate around 20 percent of the population, whether you live in Southern Highlands or Seven Hills, are especially attractive to mosquitoes and get bit more often.

A team of researchers and the Plant Biomechanics at the University of Freiburg have developed an artificial surface to use on facades or air conditioners – one day we will be able to use this surface in the Las Vegas Valley.

Some pests go into hibernation during the winter months and others will seek shelter in homes around the Las Vegas Valley. Whether you live in Summerlin or Henderson you should take precautions against common winter pests – mice, rats, spiders and cockroaches.

Rosacea is a skin condition that causes people to look as if they have red acne type marks on their face – over 16 million Americans are affected by this disease. There are people across the Las Vegas Valley, from Centennial Hills to Boulder City that suffer from this condition and might not even realize it.

There is nothing like a real Christmas tree in your home in Las Vegas. The smell of the tree invokes childhood memories in Summerlin, Spring Valley and Seven Hills.

Most people that live in the Las Vegas Valley get frightened when they see a cockroach scurry across a room – whether in Henderson or Summerlin the reaction is the same. Not so in parts of China. The largest cockroach farm is in Shandong Province, the location isn’t exactly appealing, but then again, neither is what's inside: cockroaches -- tens of millions of them. Wang Fuming part entomologist, part farmer is the owner of this farm and five others. When dried he sells them for as much as $20 per pound for use in Asian medicine and cosmetics. These insects are a cheap source of protein and the cellulose-like substance on their wings.

This story is one of the strangest pest encounters anyone has experienced whether you live in London England where this took place or in the Las Vegas Valley.

Insects in Las Vegas as well as the rest of the world survive the winter by taking on the temperature of the air around them. From Aliante to Henderson insects go into overwinter mode by manipulating their metabolism and biochemistry to avoid freezing to death.

People across the country as well as the residents of the Las Vegas Valley have a problem with silverfish. They are those squirmy fast moving pests that you find hanging around moist areas of your home in Summerlin or Henderson.

Las Vegas, like the rest of the cities around the world, is affected by climate change. In the southwest region of the United States climate changes have influenced the spread of Valley Fever.

This past summer there was a news story on local Las Vegas rat infestations – rats have been noticed from Henderson to Centennial Hills and all neighborhoods in between.

A great many of us that live in Las Vegas either go to visit relatives and friends by air or have people coming here to visit us – in Henderson, Summerlin or on the Strip. NASA is trying to combat tiny insects that splatter on the outside of airplanes – they can be a literal drag on these vehicles by increasing fuel consumption and pollutants.