A swarm of destructive wasp-like insects is spreading fast, and it could mean bad news for pine trees, holiday traditions, and your backyard.

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

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What comes to mind when you think of beneficial insects in your yard? Observant gardeners will often name one of the ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Everyone knows how valuable bees are to your garden because they are pollinating your flowers. But they’re not the only ...

Despite possessing extremely dangerous venom, the tree snake can only endure the enemy's "heavenly" pecks to the eyes and ...

Don't let wasps ruin your outdoor time. Here’s what to do if you see wasps in or around your home and how to keep wasps away ...

While the cicada killer wasps may be big and imposing, researchers at the University of Kentucky said they typically will not harm people unless they bother them. The insects are called cicada killer ...

Wasp nests, especially those of paper wasps, are made up of layers of chewed wood and saliva. They can get large and are highly flammable, so while both gasoline and fire kill the insects, they ...

This ancient ‘Venus fly-trap’ wasp used its butt to kill S. carybdis is named after a mythical Greek sea monster that ate unsuspecting sailors. By Andrew Paul Published Mar 26, 2025 9:00 PM EDT ...