The SRHD recommends wearing light-colored clothing and long pants and sleeves to help avoid gnat bites by covering skin and keeping cool, as the heat absorption of darker colors tends to attract more ...

After being spotted as rarities, the insects were safely confined and sent ... that this bug had never been reported previously in the Washington region, Customs said. The other bug, Oxycarenus ...

Washington, earlier this summer. The insects, called atlas moths, are not native to the area. Because there has been just one reported sighting — as of August 5 — there is no evidence yet that ...

Marc Calixte, CBP’s Area Port Director for the Area Port of Washington, DC, noted how important the hard work of the agriculture specialists is to maintaining safety: “Invasive insect pests ...

The wasp’s flaps and teeth-like hairs resemble the structure of the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant, which snaps shut to digest unsuspecting insects. But the design of the wasp’s getup made ...

PRAGUE — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years. The zoo is among six institutions ...