Forget the treetops—a burrowing owl nests underground. Some use the dens of other animals. Find out what these owls eat and ...

Seeing an influx of insects in and around your home can be alarming. However, there are some steps you can take to deter and ...

Jimmys World explores a corrosion-filled challenge and asks whether Buzz Aldrin can make it to the skies. Trump is furious at NATO over Iran. Withdrawal isn't his only option. Dramatic moment of ...

Warm weather brings out crane flies, bumping around the house like an insect designed by committee. Far from being "skeeter eaters," the adult flies barely feed at all, living just long enough to mate ...

Ask anyone what the bane of their warm weather existence is, and they may just answer “fruit flies.” Fruit flies are small but mighty — according to WebMD, the average adult is 0.12 inches long and ...

As spring approaches, many Americans may be expecting the return of loud, swarming cicadas, but experts say there’s little to worry about this year. No major 13‑ or 17‑year cicada broods are set to ...

What’s that annoying, tiny bug buzzing around? You might think it’s a gnat — which is a type of fly — but chances are good that it’s a fruit fly. Fruit flies are one of the smallest species of fly — ...

In the natural order of things, maggots usually wait for us to stop being alive before they start their meal, but new archaeological evidence suggests our prehistoric relatives weren’t above beating ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced Jan. 30 a shift in its 100 million per week sterile fly dispersal efforts to stop the northern spread of New ...

Not many playbills list an “entomological consultant” (entomology, you’ll recall, being the study of bugs). But right below her “Notes,” skilled director ArLynn Parker graciously thanks entomologist ...

In trendy boutiques across the Northeast United States, a mysterious, nearly black syrup known as Doom Bloom is flying off the shelves. Thick and glossy, this reddish-amber substance looks more like ...