Finding an earwig in the home can be a startling encounter due to their distinguished pincers. But these common household ...

For most humans, ants are a nuisance. But while you may fret about them munching on your meal, according to a new study, ants actually might help to protect our food from other insect pests. In a new ...

Creamy-colored and just a couple of centimeters long, the cotton bollworm doesn’t look like much. But around the world, this highly mobile moth has farmers breaking out in a sweat. Females can lay ...

When creating a garden, it’s likely that most people want to make decisions that leave a positive footprint on the local environment. In an attempt to limit the use of chemical pesticides and promote ...

A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist is studying how a combination of beneficial insects can help control the pests in greenhouses. Erfan Vafaie, AgriLife Extension program specialist ...

Plus, how to change everyday habits so they won’t come back.

Different cover crops may affect how plants defend themselves against pests—including by attracting more insects that eat ...

Every morning, around 1,000 long-necked ducks are let loose on a South African wine farm to gobble up insects in an ...

There is one backyard bird nobody wants. The Indian, or common, myna, Acridotheres tristis, has a dark brown body, black head and distinctive yellow features. It was introduced to Australia in the ...