Unfortunately, many pests love fruit trees and can easily damage leaves and spoil harvests. However, there are ways to get rid of these problematic visitors—without using harmful pesticides. For ...

Scientists have discovered two new species of ancient parasitic fungi preserved in amber dating back 99 million years.

Zombie fungi were already controlling insects 100 million years ago, according to a recent study of fossils trapped in ...

Bed bugs, a blood-sucking insect, tend to hide themselves in beds in homes or hotels. Here's how to avoid infestations.

The box tree moth is a non-native, invasive insect that has the potential to cause major damage to one of the most popular ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first of its kind, once-yearly shot designed to protect dogs from fleas and ticks for up to a year.

It’s pretty rare, but just like us mammals, some flies actually give live birth. One of them is a parasitic fly species Ormia ochracea ( O. ochracea ). A new study published this week in the Annals of ...

As you spend more time outside and in nature, it’s important to be aware of your surroundings. While ticks might look like insects, they are parasites, which means they feed on the blood of their host ...

The Zoological Survey of India announced the discovery of four parasitic wasp species in West Bengal, expanding insect ...

A study published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, offers the most detailed view to date of how this ...

Here’s how to tell the difference between mosquitoes, chiggers and no-see-ums by their bites and how to treat and prevent ...