By mid- to late-summer and fall, yellow jacket populations are at their height. “As their number build up, they gorge themselves and become more aggressive,” says Crawley. They forage for sugar and ...

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Climate change is making tick-borne illnesses more common, which makes tick prevention strategies even more critical.

China's new 74-milligram device hooks right into the insect's brain to control their movements using electronic pulses.

If your plants' leaves are looking lacy—or you're seeing patches of dead grass in your lawn—Japanese beetles may be to blame.

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In this new series, Human, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human ...