Also known as the water bug, the American cockroach is one of the most common household pests in the United States. If you’re ...

The curated articles highlight Kansas City's embrace of urban biodiversity through native plants and beekeeping efforts. Kansas City fosters a connection to nature by addressing insect identification, ...

The reed leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus) was originally a specialist, limited exclusively to reed grass as a food ...

A university student was fined $35,000 for trying to smuggle protected insects out of Australia, officials said. Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. A ...

Summer in Florida brings increased bug activity and itchy bites from pests like chiggers, no-see-ums and mosquitoes. Chiggers are tiny mites that leave itchy rashes, often around ankles, knees, waists ...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold a four-part virtual advanced entomology series focusing on insect identification on Aug. 5, Aug. 12, Aug. 19 and Aug. 26. The Texas A&M AgriLife ...

As the weather warms up, few of us can resist a nice evening walk through the park or a trip to the countryside to immerse ourselves in natural surroundings. It’s common to notice a sudden itch or ...

As the weather warms up, few of us can resist a nice evening walk through the park, or a trip to the countryside to immerse ourselves in natural surroundings. The summer can be wonderful, but all too ...

An invasive species of insect is making its way — slowly but surely — throughout the United States, Pennsylvania included. A species that has a sting that could potentially be fatal. USA Today reports ...

Nearly 30 years ago, Australia's first genetically modified field crop was planted: Bt cotton. CSIRO scientists helped develop this insect-resistant cotton variety, using a gene derived from a soil ...

Q: Our rose leaves suddenly began to turn brown (see reader's photo). Any idea what is happening? A: The damage is actually caused by the larvae of a sawfly insect. They are commonly called rose slugs ...