Also known as the water bug, the American cockroach is one of the most common household pests in the United States. If you’re ...

The curated articles highlight Kansas City's embrace of urban biodiversity through native plants and beekeeping efforts. Kansas City fosters a connection to nature by addressing insect identification, ...

The reed leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus) was originally a specialist, limited exclusively to reed grass as a food ...

Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the ...

Gasoline might seem like an easy and effective way to remove a wasp nest, but our experts say homeowners only cause more ...

Hopefully, wherever you go for Thanksgiving, they have everything your stomach and heart desire for the holiday. If by chance ...

From live head lice to bed bugs to identifying a rare insect, PJ Liesch is UW-Madison’s go-to bug expert, fielding samples ...

The impact can be severe. Insect-borne diseases like chikungunya and dengue can overwhelm health systems, affect quality of life and if undiagnosed and treated incorrectly, can be ...