During the warmer months, bug bites — like sunburns — are sometimes an unfortunate consequence of spending time outdoors. But bites from mosquitoes, ticks and other insects can be much more than just ...

Mosquitoes and ticks can spread dangerous diseases, including the West Nile virus, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and babesiosis. Our insect repellent ratings identify which products work best against ...

In two Perspectives, Arup Kumar Hazarika and Unmilan Kalita, and Arnold van Huis and Laura Gasco, discuss the potential of farming insects to improve global food security as both a source of human ...

The Zevo flying insect trap is a straightforward, no-chemical solution for fruit flies, mosquitoes, and other little bugs that somehow make their ways into our homes. Using blue and UV light, the trap ...

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 ...

Warmer weather seems to stir up an internal primal desire for outdoor adventure. Unfortunately, it also stirs up swarms of insects, and let’s face it, large numbers of those bugs totally suck, both ...

If houseplants generated electricity, would we call them power plants? Even without electricity, houseplants are a hot gardening activity. Houseplant care bridges nearly all demographics, because we ...

Insects are strange, wondrous beings. Butterflies can see parts of the light spectrum that are invisible to human eyes and use these ultraviolet patterns to find their way to tasty plants. Moths use ...

A new photography initiative is building a collection of high-resolution insect images and placing them online for anyone to download and use for free. The project, named "Insects Unlocked," was ...