INSECTS

Is that slightly menacing, buzzing insect a wasp? Hornet? Yellowjacket? Maybe all of the above.

In a study, scientists were able to isolate one key ingredient that makes humans so delicious to the disease-spreading insects.

The frequency of cricket chirps rises with the heat, and you can use them to estimate the temperature wherever you are—no thermometer needed.

The “minty“ honey comes from bees that occupy Green-Wood Cemetery.

People have been “dropping like flies”—often due to weather—since at least the mid-19th century.

If you spot a mushroom growing in the same pot as your houseplant, there's no need to panic.

Dropping your bags in the hotel bathroom could save you from a bed bug infestation.

Protect your patio and other outdoor spaces with the best mosquito repellents you can find online.

Seeing a bunch of lightning bugs illuminate a dark sky is a spellbinding experience.

It's not in your head—there really are fewer fireflies than there used to be. Luckily there are steps you can take to help the insects.

Laura Ingalls Wilder recalled the devastation they caused in the 1870s in 'On the Banks of Plum Creek.'

‘Nannaria swiftae’ was named by a dedicated Swiftie whose favorite Taylor Swift songs are ‘betty’ and ‘New Romantics.”