Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Carolina is no stranger to insects of all kinds. By late spring and early summer time, the little critters of all shapes and ...

Consumer Reports tests lotions, sprays, wipes, and plant-based repellents on real people, using real mosquitoes.

Tennessee's best new tool against an invasive insect species is also man's best friend — or two best friends, to be exact. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture recently added trained detection dogs ...

On the front line of Harris County's battle against West Nile virus is a mild-mannered nature lover with a Ph.D. in the study of insects. He's also a former Green Beret and one of the nation's ...

Similar to sunburns, dehydration and rashes from poison ivy, bites from mosquitoes, ticks and other insects are a drawback of being outside when it’s warm. Not to mention, they can carry illnesses ...

Twice, the bug knocked the spider out of its own web, and twice he went back to further hinder his adversary. Watching the tenacious bug, clearly an underdog in this kitchen clash, get back up and go ...

Scientists have revealed how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact. The wings of cicadas and dragonflies are natural bacteria killers, a phenomenon that has ...