Many of the world’s venomous insects are not found in remote locations, but in ordinary backyards. This video explains which insects pose the greatest venom-related risks and why they thrive near ...

Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even invading our homes. Despite inhabiting nearly every corner of the planet, many of the most common insect species ...

Q: Can you identify the insects in this photo from last summer? During the day these insects would fly around a flower bed that has a dogwood in it. They never seemed to really land anywhere but spent ...

Homegrown blog reader Cyndi Lee asked about a large trail that looked like sawdust falling from her tree. On closer inspection, she saw that the dust was actually tiny pale-yellow worms. Laura Jesse, ...

Bugs are surprisingly good at biting before you realize what’s happening. But by the time you feel that signature pinch or sting, they’ve often moved on. That can make it tough to know what kind of ...

AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

UD’s Insect Research Collection provides Solomon Hendrix the tools to turn a passion for identifying insects into a future in entomological discovery At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Solomon ...

The post The Average American Can’t Properly Identify These Common Insects appeared first on A-Z Animals. Stink bugs are often lumped together with beetles or other shield-shaped insects. They’re ...

The post The Average American Can’t Properly Identify These Common Insects appeared first on A-Z Animals. Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even ...