Summer fun can come to a buzzing, swatting halt when insects find their way into your outdoor activities. Insect bites from mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and bees can cause pain, discomfort and a ...

Covering up is one of the easiest ways to avoid bites on your skin, but it isn’t always feasible on the hottest days of the ...

Key Points Diatomaceous earth can kill spider mites by drying them out, but it only works on areas they touch, like soil—not ...

Bed bugs are hitchhikers. Chances are they latched on when you were travelling somewhere before calling your house their home.

NC ranked at No. 14 in the country for most pest-related Google searches monthly. The five most common searches were bed bugs ...

The five most common searches were bed bugs (3,600 per month), stink bugs, fleas, ants (all with about 1,900 per month) and mice (1,300 per month). This placed the state at No. 8 in the nation for ...

The ability to use tools is not widespread in the animal world. It has previously been associated with mammals and birds. However, we are learning that some insects are also adept at tool use.One ...

As the sun rises over the sprawling slum of Mtandire on the outskirts of Lilongwe’s affluent Area 47, 80-year-old Ali Mallick sits quietly outside his grass-thatched shack. His eyes follow his ...

We have over 50 repellents in our ratings and 20 recommended ones, so it should be easy to find a way to beat the bugs that’s right for you. But not all bug sprays are effective.

They're almost invisible, yet the thought of them can make your skin crawl. Mites, those minuscule relatives of spiders, are common inhabitants of our world, and sometimes, they might decide to take a ...