Bugs? I’ve never been a fan. Just ask my husband about when a misguided fly gets in my kitchen – not good news for the fly! With other creatures, I take a more peaceful tact – I scoop them up and pop ...

As the seasons begin to change and the weather cools off, you will likely see pesky little critters making their way indoors. While ladybugs may be blamed for wintertime infestations, it's actually a ...

What Attracts Dragonflies to the Garden? “I started seeing dragonflies in my garden last summer but hadn’t seen them before. What could be attracting them, and are they a problem?” asks Birds & ...

While they will often choose to hibernate in places such as sheltered trees and sheds, your home is also a temptingly warm and safe space for ladybugs to survive the winter. And if ladybugs find a ...

Other methods to prevent kudzu bugs in your home, according to Georgia-based pest control company PF Harris, include sealing any entry points to your home, such as caulking gaps and weatherstripping ...

Boxelders — a tree generally disliked for their twisted limbs and inability to stand up to strong winds — nevertheless has fans. Boxelders, fast growing and short-lived, are native to the Americas, a ...

Detailed in a study published on October 16 in the journal Science, biologists collaborating across multiple universities in Japan show that the females in a subset of around 100 stink bug species ...

Like humans, insects possess sensory organs responsible for vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. For vision, insects primarily rely on compound eyes. But what about hearing? For example, crickets ...

McGowan notes he has seen mantises stalking hummingbird feeders before, but has never witnessed an attack. Anecdotal accounts of these insects devouring hummingbirds are brutal: Mantises have been ...