Flies, mosquitos, and ticks can dampen any outdoor excursion, especially on a hot summer day. A short hike can quickly become a swat fest when the bugs are out, and there’s nothing worse than having ...

Do you hate mosquitoes but prefer not to use deet? While deet has a well-established safety record, Consumer Reports’ tests show that you have some other safe and effective options, including ...

People use insect repellents to keep harmful or annoying bugs away. Natural insect repellents do not contain toxic chemicals, and some research indicates they are effective. All pesticides that are ...

Scientists are always looking for better ways to foil bugs that leave itchy welts in their wake. Despite the many tools being studied, from tick-killing fungus to genetically modified mosquitoes, bug ...

Some insects are more than just pesky especially when it comes to ones that spread disease. Malaria and other diseases are scary. However, it is even scarier when you realize how vulnerable we are ...

CHICAGO — Owner and curator of the Insect Asylum Museum, Nina Salem, says she lives her life playing in dirt. You’ll see Salem’s lifelong collection on display at Avondale’s newest museum. She has ...

For more than a decade, scientists have reported severe declines in populations of insects. We didn’t need the scientists to tell us. Anyone who remembers the numbers of bugs that used to splatter on ...

Insect life-cycle polymorphism : introduction / S. Masaki and W. Wipking -- Diversity and integration of life-cycle controls in insects / H.V. Danks -- Seasonal plasticity and life-cycle adaptations ...