Of course, a slew of different bugs can cruise around your place, making it tough to know which are harmless and which you should worry about. Case in point: water bugs. Do water bugs bite or are they ...

In a buoyant episode of his "True Facts" series, narrator Ze Frank takes an amusing look at the physics of water walking ...

Water bugs are aquatic insects that prefer to dive where there is no light. It is because they primarily prey on other insects that live in water and prefer to remain hidden. Marshal Hedin, CC BY-SA 2 ...

Many trout fly anglers love studying aquatic insects because imitating those bugs is how they catch fish. And while the world of aquatic insects is vast and can be extremely complex, the basics ...

“On occasion, folks might buy large flats of strawberries for jam. If fruit flies are an issue, the best approach is to rinse ...

"An ounce of prevention certainly is worth a pound of cure," said Megan Meuti, an Ohio State University Extension agent.

Public health experts are sounding alarms, warning that water issues are affecting large parts of the city, with diarrhoea cases on the rise ...

Some lights draw more bugs than others. Here's what the science says about which types of bulbs you should buy to keep from attracting insects to your lights.

Carnivorous plants feed on insects and use a variety of sneaky and sometimes gruesome ways to lure, trap and devour their ...

Whether you call them "lightning bugs" or "fireflies," spotting the bioluminescent insects always brings joy. Here's when they'll appear in Louisiana.

British officials have sparked fears of a cholera outbreak after bottles of contaminated 'holy water' imported from Ethiopia left several Britons hospitalised. The water, taken from a sacred ...

Prevention: To prevent flea beetle infestations, remove potatoes and nightshade weeds from your garden to lower beetle ...