Buzzing insects may be seen as pests -- but globally, hundreds of fly species migrate over long distances, with major benefits for people and nature, new research shows.

Shopping secondhand? Learn how to avoid common pests like bed bugs and clothes moths during your next thrift store haul.

In this particular exhibition at the Staten Island Museum, even the pink of the walls comes from bugs — in the form of lac, a coloring produced by scale insects (it’s the same natural dye used as ...

Activities of ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers and more start increasing in the spring. Here are tips for protecting yourself from ...

Beetles alone account for almost one-third of the number, about 1.5 million species. By comparison, there are “only” an ...

Researchers named the parasitic creature Sirenobethylus charybdis —both after the sirens of Greek mythology that lured in ...

Spotting a few creepy critters around the house? As the weather warms up, homeowners may start to see some unwanted insects.