If your toddler is prone to putting things into his or her mouth, be careful that they don't try tasting these toxic insects and related organisms. Fireflies The bright glow of a firefly adult … [Read more...]
What’s Brewing in Your Backyard
Your backyard is chock-full of insects! From worms, to lady bugs, butterflies, as well as biting insects like chiggers and mosquitoes, it is a wild world out there. Here are some quick tips to enjoy … [Read more...]
Mosquito Mistaken Identity: These Flies Don’t Bite
Before you break out the bug spray, take another look at those "mosquitoes" and make sure they are not harmless flies of some other kind. Yes, mosquitoes are flies, in the family Culicidae, and … [Read more...]
17-year Cicadas Set to Emerge en masse
Nobody is neutral about periodical cicadas. They are either a nightmare or an awe-inspiring spectacle when they emerge in mind-boggling numbers in various parts of the eastern United States every 13 … [Read more...]
Poisonous or Venomous?
Most people use the words "poisonous" and "venomous" interchangeably, but there is a difference. Some potentially dangerous creatures might also surprise you. Venomous Arthropods Arthropods … [Read more...]
Kids and Bugs
Why your child should embrace insects, not fear them Many children are taught insect-aversion from a young age, and it is to their own detriment. Anything that crawls is too-often portrayed as … [Read more...]