The parasitic fly lays eggs in the open wounds and orifices of live animals—including, disturbingly, humans.

Ladybugs, lacewings, and other beneficial insects feed on plant pests and naturally make gardens more pest-resistant. But ...

Most plants rely on sunlight and soil nutrients to survive, but some have evolved a much more unusual strategy. Carnivorous ...

Here’s what might be attacking your garden plants.

Despite the initial hype, insect agriculture is facing the economic realities of competing with the traditional meat industry.

Scale insects are one of the most common and tenacious pest of ornamental plants. “Scales are tiny insects that appear ...

As spring has sprung in the Wabash Valley, bees, wasps, and ticks are coming out of hibernation and it is important to ...

“Also, many ground nesters won’t make nests in mulch,” he says. “Large chunky mulch is better than finely shaved mulch ...

We often see insects and small creatures as unwanted guests in our homes, something to be chased away or feared. These are ...

If you want to keep birds coming to your garden year after year, try planting some self-seeding flowers to provide yearly ...

A photo of a dead spotted lanternfly found in a Howell store circulated social media and prompted an investigation by the ...

At age 4, Matthew Lehnert saw a cecropia moth lay eggs. It made him want to become a scientist.