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Insects can wreak havoc on both garden plants and houseplants at any time of year, but one common first aid item could eliminate them in no time.

Creatures consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to stay alive.

Discover how insects and other small creatures rely on leaf litter to survive the winter and how this supports local ecology.

It's that time of year again. The weather gets cooler. You see a ladybug in your house. Cute! Then the couple of bugs you see on the ceiling or near a door or window turns into a handful. Then a swarm ...

Bugs and scientists have long been oddball allies in the effort to understand decomposing bodies, but there's a catch. When a person or animal dies, insects can detect that death faster than humans ...

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Have you ever opened your closet to find a hole in a shirt or your favorite pair of jeans? Or maybe you’ve noticed little specks of stains on clothing that weren’t there before. Chances are that these ...