Mark Moffett, a research associate at the National Museum of Natural History, specializes in capturing the often-overlooked ...

Dr. Sammy Ramsey — aka Dr. Buggs — joined Scripps News to discuss why the insects get such a bad rap amid fears of mosquito-borne illnesses. The recent outbreak of two mosquito-borne illnesses has U.S ...

Key Points Crushed red pepper flakes may deter some pests, but are not a reliable solution for major infestations.Capsaicin ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Unless you spent all weekend indoors, you likely saw the fast-flying spotted lanternflies in your neighborhood. Officials want you to smush them, but what if there are hundreds?

A career in the biological sciences can take you many places. You may find yourself in a cold, sterile laboratory testing gamete cells one minute. Next, you’re wading through muddy swamps looking for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From bears and bobcats to eagles and elk, 22,893 species have been documented so far in Great Smoky Mountains National Park—and ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — As the Red Flour Beetle continues to plague many residents in Socorro, we reached out to an Entomologist - a bug expert - about what residents should expect and what they can ...

Entomologist Wizzie Brown advises residents to prepare for increased insect activity this spring, while emphasizing that the majority of insects found in the landscape are beneficial to the ...

Carolina “Caro” Muñoz Agudelo, recently earned a science doctorate degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is ...

Ticks are everywhere, and they’re not going to go away, according to a Virginia Tech entomologist. Warmer summers mean that there is a longer growing season and longer time for animals, who are ...

If you see a bumblebee buzzing around our region’s early-blooming flowers, it’s a queen. Roused by warming temperatures, she ...