Potent herbs like basil, mint, sage and rosemary are great for topping spaghetti or making mojitos, but their scent stops insects like house and fruit flies from coming near.

Those cottony clusters are actually pests.

Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

My house is being invaded. It happens to some extent in fall of most years, but this is the most intense we have experienced, and on the first day of February we are still heaving cadavers and actives ...

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Explore shapes around your home and neighborhood with these easy and fun activities inspired by "Count on June Bug." Create a friend for June: Use a variety of shapes cut from construction paper, made ...

Norovirus, which is most often spread through contaminated food or water, has been making its rounds again during the winter season. While the symptoms can hit hard and fast, the small silver lining ...

Cases of the uber-contagious stomach bug, norovirus, surge every winter. The highly-contagious (and serious) illness is notoriously unpleasant, so figuring out how to treat a stomach bug fast can go a ...