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Summer is here and so are all the insects and bugs that plague us and our homes during the hottest times of the year.

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Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is already moving to squash it. But a lot of the insects in a normal backyard are ...

Researchers in a new study found that mosquitoes can learn to associate the smell of DEET with food, and even become ...

Summer is a time of year when we can enjoy the warmer weather, longer days and the beauty of nature. But the warmer weather can also bring an influx of creepy crawlies in and around a residence. Here ...

Insect decline is being driven by losses among the locally more common species, according to a new study. The meta-analysis of 923 locations around the world notes two significant trends: 1) the ...

Research now shows that mosquitoes may bite the hand that feeds them Deet — at least in time. The commonly used chemical — which is the gold standard ingredient approved by the Environmental ...

Researchers at iDiv looked at long-term trends of land-based insects, such as beetles, moths, and grasshoppers, and found that decreases in the number of the formerly most common species have ...