Scale insects are one of the most common and tenacious pest of ornamental plants. “Scales are tiny insects that appear ...

Did you know that there’s a tool you can use to help you determine when bugs will arrive in your particular region? The ...

As temperatures drop, there's an urgent call from ecologists to help some of nature's smallest and most vulnerable creatures make it through winter. Experts from Arbtech are urging households to take ...

Ladybugs waking from hibernation might be Asian beetles; here's how to tell the difference.

After cold winters, invertebrates such as honeybees and paper wasps seem to disappear and then suddenly return in large numbers. Here's why.

Here’s the thing about winter: while you’re bundling up and sipping hot cocoa, there’s an entire hidden world beneath your feet getting cozy for the season. That soft, earthy layer of mulch around ...

A new study maps how mosquitoes fly when hunting humans, showing how visual and chemical cues guide their every move.

My pre-K students always jump at the opportunity to explore nature, and they also love digging into bugs. I previously ...

“Four minutes is too long.” That’s the note undergraduate Chris Zuo sent me along with photos of countless mosquito bites on ...