Because powdery mildew does not significantly affect the health of most plants, treatment is seldom necessary or practical in the home garden. Many gardeners learn to live with the appearance of ...

Stinging insects such as bees, wasps, and hornets are not only a common nuisance around homes but can also pose health ...

Concern about insect losses has grown steadily, but most evidence comes from small studies focused on certain species or ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have found the answers to keeping them both alive A veery gets ready to rise into ...

Iceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore. By Amelia Nierenberg Iceland lost the distinction this month of being one of the last ...

Revealing the weird and wonderful world that lies just below your feet. From some angles, the wings of the butterfly dragonfly look golden or translucent. To reveal the full spectrum of colors, Takuya ...

Lyme disease can cause a rash that sometimes looks like a bullseye and usually appears within a week of the tick bite. While known for the bullseye rash, Lyme disease rashes can vary greatly in ...

Flying insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed ecosystems, raising fears that climate change may be playing a greater role than previously understood. The study, conducted by ...

If you spend much time around fly anglers who pursue trout, you’ll soon be subjected to detailed entomology lessons. Fly anglers love studying aquatic insects because imitating those bugs is how they ...

In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country ...