Leafcutter bees have sharp jaws resembling serrated knives, yet they are surprisingly docile. These hard-working bees are known for slicing through plant leaves, leaving signature holes in their wake.

In this particular exhibition at the Staten Island Museum, even the pink of the walls comes from bugs — in the form of lac, a coloring produced by scale insects (it’s the same natural dye used as ...

Skin flakes are hard to digest. It’s like eating hair, or feathers. So dust mites have powerful digestive enzymes to break the skin down. Those enzymes turn up in dust mite poop. And let’s just say ...

Mark Ruibal of Ruibal's and Dione Lineberry of Blue Ribbon Lady Landscaping share their tips for attracting pollinators to ...

A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism, ...

Local arborists are encouraging Illinois residents to keep an eye out for a spreading invasive insect this spring. Jess ...

Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they cause to crops is anything but small. A 2021 research paper found that in ...

Gardeners are being encouraged to use a ‘clever trick’ to confuse pests and protect their crops. Garden pests can damage plants, reduce yields, and frustrate even the most experienced gardeners.

Could YOU eat a tarantula? In this wild food adventure, we hit Pub Street in Cambodia and take on one of the country’s most famous delicacies - fried tarantula! With the help of Bugs Café ...

Over two billion people worldwide regularly consume insects as part of their diet due to their high protein content and nutritional benefits. Crickets have been a part of the human diet for ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and partner organizations are proposing to manage spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) infestations this summer in nine counties across eastern Minnesota.