In this particular exhibition at the Staten Island Museum, even the pink of the walls comes from bugs — in the form of lac, a coloring produced by scale insects (it’s the same natural dye used as ...

A home gardener has shared his method for creating your own plant protection from pests with just a few items.

Spotted lanternflies were first detected in the U.S. in 2014 in Pennsylvania, later spreading to Staten Island in 2020, where they caused a full-blown infestation throughout other New York ...

UC Berkeley's flying robot has two unusual features: it is probably the smallest in the world and is powered and controlled ...

Skin flakes are hard to digest. It’s like eating hair, or feathers. So dust mites have powerful digestive enzymes to break the skin down. Those enzymes turn up in dust mite poop. And let’s just say ...

New pests are emerging as serious threats to vegetable crops, requiring growers to adapt their pest management strategies.

Activities of ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers and more start increasing in the spring. Here are tips for protecting yourself from ...

These are the best gnat killers you can buy or DIY. Plus an entomologist shares tips to help you prevent gnats in the first ...

Scientists have created what they say is the world's smallest untethered flying robot, by taking a unique approach to its ...

With spring underway, wildlife and warm-weather outdoor recreation opportunities are returning. Soon, Montana's snowy ...

The bumblebee-inspired robot isn’t the only robot created by UC Berkeley engineers. Lin’s team also invented “cockroach” robot that can sprint across the floor and can live even after being stepped on ...

Beetles alone account for almost one-third of the number, about 1.5 million species. By comparison, there are “only” an ...