Gardeners love mason bees, the nonaggressive, super-pollinator cousins of the honey bee. It’s easy to find adorable mason bee “hotels” with stacked, bee-sized nesting tubes hanging in yards around Cla ...

They may look like mini helicopters, but Hungary’s giant wasps are peaceful garden guardians. Get to know these misunderstood ...

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have discovered a remarkable example of ...

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.

Black flies are very tiny, blood-sucking flies in the insect family Simuliidae. Contrary to their name, black flies may be ...

Do you need a multi-purpose feeder insect? Then you should learn how to raise waxworms. Pet reptiles, amphibians, small ...

Since the flea has multiple life stages (egg, larvae, cocoon, adult), when adult fleas are present, it is assumed all of these stages are also present throughout your house. This means you have to ...

The Houdini fly, a small gray insect with red eyes, was accidentally introduced from Europe and has been spreading in Washington and Oregon. It parasitizes mason bees by laying eggs in their nests.

Rent Mason Bees, the nation's largest solitary bee provider, has partnered with researchers at the University of California, ...

The newly discovered moth species disguises itself as a larva by covering itself with insect parts. Daniel Rubinoff Researchers in Hawaii have discovered a rare, carnivorous caterpillar with a ...

And while I’ve tried every remedy to try and get rid of drain flies — from insect repellent to apple ... Trouble is, if you don’t remove larvae food sources that are building up in your ...