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

Scientists have discovered two new species of ancient parasitic fungi preserved in amber dating back 99 million years. The fungi were growing out of the bodies of host insects that became trapped in ...

"Stink bugs, in particular the brown marmorated stink bug, can be devastating to tree fruit,” says Blaauw. These pests feed ...

While American beekeepers search for solutions, another, potentially worse threat looms: Tropilaelaps mites, which also hail ...

A specific breed of flies could be the livestock industry's best defense against a flesh-eating threat poised to invade the ...

We know animals eat all kinds of things. Some stick to plants, others hunt smaller animals. But a few go for something most ...

Many bed-bug-repelling methods circulate on the web, and you may have come across this one essential oil as a way to deter them. But does it work?

Seeing fewer fireflies in your yard? It's not just you; populations are in decline. But this common lawn care task also makes it harder for them to thrive.

Fire ants bite and sting! They also use their own young to build a terrifying raft during floods. Kidnapper ants steal other ants’ babies. Honeypot ants turn their sisters into living jugs of nectar.

With mosquitoes, chiggers and no-see-ums out and biting people this summer, here's how to tell the difference between the ...

Known to science as Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly can be found across Central and South America. A reasonably common ...