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Fun, Interesting Facts About Insects and Bugs: Unusual Bug Trivia

In: Insects/Spiders (general)

By: Feature Writer Janis Masyk-Jackson

Bed Bug Resurgence: How to Avoid and Control Nocturnal Pests

In: Other Insects

By: Brian Downing

The Differences Between Moths and Butterflies: How to Tell Apart These Diversely Colored and Shaped Insects

In: Flying Insects

By: Cheryl Kraynak

History of Beekeeping: Keeping Bees in Ancient and Modern Times

In: Flying Insects

By: Linnea Heinrichs

Annual Monarch Butterfly Migration: One of the Longest Insect Migrations in the World

In: Flying Insects

By: Thomas Wyatt

Native American Cold Weather Forcast: Can the Woolly Caterpillar Predict the Severity of the Winter?

In: Other Insects

By: Carole Jones

Painted Lady Butterfly: A Common British Butterfly Seen Throughout the UK

In: Flying Insects

By: Ann Burnett

How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies: Fruit Flies Swarming the Kitchen Can Carry Bacteria

In: Flying Insects

By: Joanne LaSpina

Getting Rid of Wasps Nests: How to Deal with Wasp Nests in your House and Garden

In: Flying Insects

By: Suzanne Bosworth

How to Treat Wasp Stings: What to Do in the Event of a Wasp Sting

In: Flying Insects

By: Suzanne Bosworth

What Is a Wasp Sting: The Structure and Mechanism of the Wasp's Venomous Weapon

In: Flying Insects

By: Suzanne Bosworth

The Life Cycle of the Wasp: Eggs, Larvae, Pupae and Wasps

In: Flying Insects

By: Suzanne Bosworth

How to Avoid Being Stung by Wasps: Why Wasps Sting

In: Flying Insects

By: Suzanne Bosworth

Honeybees Disease in Scottish Hives: Scottish Government Sugar Solution

In: Flying Insects

By: Rosemary Gemmell

The Yellow Sac Spider: This Spider's Bites, Habitat, Range, and Characteristics

In: Spiders

By: Feature Writer Jason Parent

The Cabbage White Butterfly: Pieris brassicae and Pieris rapae

In: Flying Insects

By: Ann Burnett

Warm Weather Produces Second Wave of Butterflies: Warming Climate Generates Second Brood of Duke of Burgundy

In: Flying Insects

By: Rebecca Campbell

Daddy Long-Legs Spider (a.k.a. Cellar Spider): Bites, Toxicity, Nomenclature - Dispelling the Myths

In: Spiders

By: Feature Writer Jason Parent

The Hobo Spider (a.k.a. Aggressive House Spider): Bites, Locality, and Commonality - Dispelling the Myths

In: Spiders

By: Feature Writer Jason Parent

North American Black Widow Spiders: Bites, Locality, and Commonality - Dispelling the Myths

In: Spiders

By: Feature Writer Jason Parent

Mosquito Repellents That Work: Effective Protection from Biting Insects

In: Flying Insects

By: Richard Freeland

Song of the Cicada: Insect Buzzing in the Dog Days of Summer

In: Flying Insects

By: Bridgett Ann Calia

The Brown Recluse Spider: Bites, Locality, and Commonality: Dispelling the Myths

In: Spiders

By: Feature Writer Jason Parent

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly: Description and Habitat of Aglais urticae

In: Flying Insects

By: Ann Burnett

Common British Butterflies: Identify the Butterflies in Your Garden and Encourage Them to Visit

In: Flying Insects

By: Ann Burnett

Saving the Honeybee: A Little Insect With a Big Job

In: Flying Insects

By: Rebecca Campbell

Source Control for Eradicating Mosquitoes: Get Rid of Biting Insects by Eliminating Breeding Areas

In: Flying Insects

By: Richard Freeland

Mosquito Control Devices: Controlling Blood Suckers Using Electrical and Mechanical Methods

In: Flying Insects

By: Richard Freeland

With Ticks Active, Protect Yourself From Bites: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Carried by Some Insects

In: Crawling Insects

By: John Hogan

Got Fleas or Bedbugs? How to Kill Both: American Cities are Crawling with Microscopic Insects

In: Crawling Insects

By: Eva Gordon

Ample Rains Send Mosquito Numbers Soaring: Rid Yard of Standing Water to Keep Populations Under Control

In: Flying Insects

By: John Hogan

Chemical and Bacteriological Mosquito Control: Stop Mosquitoes With Insecticides and Beneficial Bacteria

In: Flying Insects

By: Richard Freeland

Tree Pest Control - The Webworm Caterpillar: Ways to Reduce Webworm Infestation

In: Other Insects

By: Beverly Bright

Aphid Numbers and Damage Soar with the Heat: Pear-Shaped Insects Infest Leaves, Causing Distortion, Discoloration

In: Crawling Insects

By: John Hogan

Natural Methods for Controlling Mosquitoes: Environmentally Sensitive Methods to Manage Biting Insect Pests

In: Flying Insects

By: Richard Freeland

Lightning Bugs Making Their Annual Appearance: Watching and Catching Them is a Favorite Summer Activity

In: Flying Insects

By: Richard Barrett

Removing Aphids Without the Use of Chemicals: Dealing with Aphids the Green Way

In: Other Insects

By: Lynne Garner

Making Homes for Bees: Encourage Bees Into Your Garden by Providing Suitable Nest Sites

In: Flying Insects

By: Lynne Garner

Rearing Caterpillars: Help Support Local Butterfly Populations By Caring for Caterpillars

In: Flying Insects

By: Lynne Garner

Five Ways to Encourage Insects into Your Garden: Support the Local Insect Population by Providing Homes

In: Insects/Spiders (general)

By: Lynne Garner

Mosquitoes, Nature's Little Nuisance: How to Keep Mosquitoes Away, or at Least Try

In: Flying Insects

By: Gail Delaney

Mosquito Prevention: How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes

In: Flying Insects

By: Jennifer Gittins

Become a Beekeeper: Restore the Broken Link in Our Food Chain

In: Flying Insects

By: Estelle Rodis-Brown

Are Bed Bugs Real? Truth Behind the Blood Sucking Parasites

In: Other Insects

By: Jennifer Gittins

Control Bed Bugs Naturally: Important Facts About Biting Bugs

In: Crawling Insects

By: S. Elliott

Summer Mosquito Tips: Facts, Prevention and Repellents for Mosquitoes

In: Flying Insects

By: Jan Peterson

Bumblebees are Friendly Pollinators: Industrious Insects That Hardly Ever Sting

In: Flying Insects

By: Stephen Allen Christensen

Scorpions as Pets: Habitat, Food, Breeding and Handling

In: Spiders

By: Ian Dutton

Human Head and Body Lice in History: A Collection of Facts About the Louse and its Impact on People

In: Crawling Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Envenomation by the Sydney Funnel Web Spider: The Deadly Hadronyche and Atrax Species

In: Spiders

By: Feature Writer Roberta Goli

Hotels, Motels are Havens for Bed Bugs: Hotel Patrons Often Spread Cimex Lectularis Infestations

In: Other Insects

By: Ian Shoust

Ways to Eliminate Fruit Flies: Sure-Fire Drosophilae Remedies

In: Flying Insects

By: Feature Writer Brian Tubbs

Grasshopper Glacier in Custer National Forest: The Story of the Rocky Mountain Locust Buried in Ice

In: Flying Insects

By: Cheryl Kraynak

Orchard Mason Bees: Osmia lignaria is an Efficient Pollinator

In: Flying Insects

By: Stephen Allen Christensen

Beekeeping with Ed Weiss: Celebrated Apiarist Explains Process of Raising Bees

In: Flying Insects

By: Feature Writer Michael Vyskocil

Honey Harvesting with Steve McDaniel: The Work of Bees Yields Sweet Rewards for Beekeepers

In: Flying Insects

By: Feature Writer Michael Vyskocil

Winter Weather and Asian Longhorned Beetles: It Looked like Things Couldn’t Get Worse- and Then Suddenly They Did

In: Crawling Insects

By: Marie Thomas

Emerald Ash Borer Threat: Invasive Asian Beetle Poses Danger to Ash Trees

In: Other Insects

By: Connie Ganong

Help Monarch Watch Scientists: U of Kansas Project- How You Can Take Part in Butterfly Research

In: Flying Insects

By: Emily Morris

How to Raise Monarch Butterflies: Tips for Taking Care of Monarchs from Caterpillars to Butterflies

In: Flying Insects

By: Kristen O'Hara

How Do You Get Rid of Bed Bugs: Keeping Unwanted Insects Out of Your Bedroom

In: Crawling Insects

By: Feature Writer Brian Tubbs

Lowering the Risk of Bee Sting: Simple Steps to Avoiding Bees, Wasps, and Hornets

In: Flying Insects

By: Rodney Southern

Bees Are Disappearing: Colonies Worldwide Are in Collapse, Scientists Are Baffled

In: Flying Insects

By: Luisanna Carrillo-Rubio

A Short Guide to Royal Jelly: Everything You Wanted To Know About This Strange Substance

In: Insects/Spiders (general)

By: Jon France

Becoming a Beekeeper: Get Started with Beekeeping, One of the Oldest Hobbies in the World

In: Flying Insects

By: Jon France

A Short History of Beekeeping: How Beekeeping Has Changed Through The Years

In: Flying Insects

By: Jon France

Recognizing Dangerous Household Bugs: How to Protect Your Family from Harmful Insects

In: Insects/Spiders (general)

By: Venice Kichura

Wheel Bug: An Assassin in Your Bug Collection: Arilus Cristatus as a Specimen, Predator and Pet

In: Insects/Spiders (general)

By: Shantele Kempvanee

Keep Bed Bugs Out of Your House: Useful Tips for Preventing a Bed Bug Infestation in Your Home

In: Crawling Insects

By: Jon France

Raising Black Swallowtail Butterflies: Metamorphosis of Papilio polyxenes as a Summer Project for Kids

In: Insects/Spiders (general)

By: Shantele Kempvanee

Control Japanese Beetles Naturally: Rid Your Garden of This Flying Insect Using Natural Pest Control

In: Flying Insects

By: S. Elliott

Carpenter Bees or Bumblebees? How to Identify and Control Two Common, Large, Black Bees

In: Flying Insects

By: George Stephen Murray

How to Make a Butterfly Feeder: Nectar Food Recipe and Directions for Creating Your Own Feeder

In: Flying Insects

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Copley

The Buzz on Dragonflies: These Large Winged Insects Have What It Takes to Last

In: Flying Insects

By: Naomi Judd

New Orleans Insect Museum: Audubon Nature Institute Boasts Largest Free-Standing Insectarium

In: Insects/Spiders (general)

By: Feature Writer Carroll Trosclair

Bee Depletion Affects Ice Cream: Foods to Make Flavors To Be In Short Supply From Vanishing Hives

In: Other Insects

By: Laura Smith

Silk from Bees and Ants: Insects such as Ants and Bees Could Become the New Silkworms

In: Other Insects

By: Sue Cartledge

Garden Spiders Through the Year: Orb Weaving Spiders are Most Often Seen in Fall

In: Spiders

By: Fiona Cohen

The Goliath Beetle: The World's biggest Insect

In: Other Insects

By: Cyrus Dehkan

Pet Insects: People Buy and Sell Invertebrates

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Praying Mantis: Introduced Species Beneficial State Insect of Connecticut

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies: An Easy and Poison-Free Way to Banish Fruit Flies

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Kelly Whitt

Stick Insects: Males Not Needed for Reproduction

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: State Butterfly of Five American States

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

American State Insects: The Top Three State Insects are Honeybee Monarch and Ladybug

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Monarch Butterfly: Migrates Annually from Canada to Mexico

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Mole Crickets: Soil Burrowing Insects with Front Legs modified for Digging

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

The Goliath Bird-Eating Spider: The World's largest Spider

In: Spiders

By: Cyrus Dehkan

Saddleback or Packsaddle Caterpillar: A Stinging Slug Caterpillar with Warning Colouration

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Eastern Tent Caterpillar: Webworm: Caterpillars defoliate trees but cause no lasting damage

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

European Carpenter Bee: Bores Holes in Timber and Pollinates Flowers

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Vulture Bees: Three Species of Bee Eat Rotting Flesh

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

The Red Back Spider: A Poisonous Australian Arachnid

In: Spiders

By: Cyrus Dehkan

The Black Widow Spider: North America's Most Venomous Arachnid

In: Insects/Spiders (general)

By: Cyrus Dehkan

Fly Exhibition in Paris: Paintings by Eugene Seguy and Information about Flies

In: Insects/Spiders

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

The Sydney Funnel-Web Spider: Dangerous and Poisonous Arachnids

In: Spiders

By: Cyrus Dehkan

Nosema spp. – Honeybee Parasites: Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae Cause Honeybee Disease

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Honeybees and Monoculture: Single Crop Plants cover Large Areas and often Many Bees are needed

In: Insects/Spiders

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Honeybees and Varroa Mites: Asiatic Honeybee Mites Spread Worldwide Infesting European Honeybees

In: Other Insects

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Asian Giant Hornet: About The World's Largest Wasp

In: Other Insects

By: Cyrus Dehkan

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