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Here’s how to tell the difference between mosquitoes, chiggers and no-see-ums by their bites and how to treat and prevent them.
The fading of insects from the world is not immediate. It is a slow and painful unraveling. Starting subtly, we will notice a little less honey, fewer strawberries in season, and tomatoes that ...
The CoreTex Bug X 30 Insect Repellent Towelettes are individually-wrapped insect repellent wipes that are simply genius, and couldn’t be easier to carry and store.
The Perot Museum in Dallas is opening "Bug Lab," an interactive exhibit that explores the world of insects through giant models and hands-on activities.
Together we share 9 ways to keep your kitchen garbage clean and insect-free in the summer. Because once it starts to smell and overripe fruit and vegetable waste ripens, it’s also a breeding ...
Paleontologists studying insects trapped in amber from 99 million years ago have made a remarkable discovery: an ant and a fly with parasitic fungi bursting from their bodies.
Zombifying fungi have been infecting insects for 99 million years Ancient amber trapped Ophiocordyceps spores bursting from a fly and an ant pupa ...
Australian Moths Are the First Known Insects to Navigate by the Stars, Revealing a Migratory Superpower Bogong moths use both Earth’s magnetic field and the starry night sky to make twice-yearly ...
Last year's report highlighted drought, insect pests, and tree diseases as the primary threats to Oregon's forests. The report is available online for public access.
In a study published in the scientific journal Nature, researchers found the bogong moths use the starry sky as a guide to the caves in the Australian Alps.