Stay indoors during peak mosquito hours whenever possible. The ADPH says you can also prevent mosquitoes from breeding by: Dump and drain standing water from flowerpots, gutters, buckets, pet dishes, ...

There are three major types of diseases that affect blue spruce trees: needlecasts, tip blights, and canker diseases. The two ...

According to the experts, spring is usually when you’ll start to see pests like ants, spiders and termites. As we transition in the summer, Idaho experiences a surge in insects that buzz and bite ...

While it isn’t toxic enough to actually kill a cow, the humans who have been stung by them have experienced such intense pain that, as the story goes, the wasp could easily kill a cow. I’ve been stung ...

Insects often exist on the periphery of our experiences. They blend into the landscape and soundscape, rarely the objects of our attention. But an exhibit ...

But an exhibition at the UC Santa Barbara Library draws our focus to these creatures by upending our usual experience of them ...

There are plant species that resemble insects and animals, from orchid blooms that look like monkeys to trailing leaves that ...

Aphids are among the most common insect pests around. These pesky little bugs feed on plant sap and may cause stunted growth, ...

Bare trees sprouting green leaves, the sun warming and shining on the damp earth, and hundreds of flowers poking upward are ...

Scientists have discovered Mosura fentoni, a three-eyed predator from 506 million years ago. This ancient sea creature, ...

Lizards often resemble mythical creatures found in fairy tales. Read this to learn about lizards that look like dragons.

Get to know the bat-eared fox, an insect-eating creature found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa (and also the ...