Extension Office horticulture specialist Amanda Weidner writes about insects that are your allies in the garden.

Japanese beetles are an unwelcome sight, but many other garden beetles are good bugs worth welcoming to your yard.

The bugs are coming. Yes, summer is right around the corner and that means mosquitoes, gnats and other bugs are going to ...

This little perpetual-motion machine needs to eat constantly because of its high metabolism and high body temperature. If it ...

As vegetable garden planting begins, visions of last year’s insect problems may invade gardeners' minds. Will bean leaf ...

Given their small size, most spiders pose little threat to humans. The majority of spiders with potent venom rarely bite humans and even when they do, spiders often do not deliver a large enough load ...

Have you ever brought home a new plant, given it a cozy spot near your window, and meticulously cared for it, only for ...

An Arizona insect holds the Guinness World Record for most toxic insect venom. You might be surprised, but this little bug ...

The Red Spider Nebula is located in the constellation Sagittarius, approximately 3,000 light-years from Earth. The nebula features striking orange waves of hot gas encircling a glowing pinkish center, ...

Get ready for a swarm, because cicadas are returning this spring. A brood of these flying insects is starting to come out of ...