Similar to sunburns, dehydration and rashes from poison ivy, bites from mosquitoes, ticks and other insects are a drawback of being outside when it’s warm. Not to mention, they can carry illnesses ...

Ever spilled a little water near a baseboard and wondered if it matters to pests hiding in the cracks? A new study suggests it might, at least for bed bugs, which appear to treat wet surfaces like a ...

UC Davis Assistant Professor Sascha Nicklisch, left, and USDA-ARS research entomologist Julia Fine stand with bee hives. The duo partnered to investigate a treatment that targets varroa mites without ...

For the longest time, I had several chickens with bare backs and bare butts. I did so much research, trying to figure out what the problem was. At first, I thought it was the rooster abusing a few of ...

The afternoon I saw Tracy Letts‘ excellent, itchy Bug on Broadway — an earlier scheduled performance had been canceled — the bestselling and unfortunately influential crackpot Dr. Erich von Däniken ...

The Broadway production of Tracy Letts‘ Bug starring Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood – which opened last night right on schedule after the previous day’s missed performances due to an illness in the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Tracy Letts’s eerily topical, decades-old play about a woman’s descent into a world of conspiracy theories makes its nerve-rattling ...

The New Zealand velvet worm’s reign as Bug of the Year is coming to an end, with voting now open for the 2026 competition. This year, 21 nominees are vying for the crown in the competition’s fourth ...

Normally I stay away from using any harsh chemical with my plants, especially indoors. But sometimes you may find yourself in a situation where you just can't get rid of a pest that is trying to take ...