Sign up to receive the Future Tense newsletter every other Saturday. For the first few days, I ignored the teeny bugs crawling around my bathroom window sill at night ...

Backyard Farmer will give some insect identification tips and more This week on Backyard Farmer we get some insect identification tips and hear about a young boy’s passion for gardening. In addition ...

A few dark specks on a sheet, windowsill, or skirting board can make an ordinary room feel suddenly suspect. The reaction is ...

“When you’re at the top of the food chain you have a vested interest in keeping the bottom of the food chain healthy,” entomologist Sharon Collman said as she scanned the shrubbery for insects. So ...

Jim Young opens his mail carefully. "You open it up to see what it is, and it's alive and it comes jumping out," Young says. People mail him their bugs. Boxes of beetles. Envelopes of ants. Vials of ...

The mystery bug bite is a common conundrum humans face, especially during spring and summer or after long bouts spent outdoors. Identifying insect bites with pictures can help you narrow down exactly ...

Whether you first notice a sharp pinch, a nagging itch, or a painful sting, discovering a brand-new bug bite—sometimes instantly, but often only days later—is no fun. Some ache, some beg to be ...