Insects

Get to know the pollinators and other beneficial insects who can be your allies in garden.

Insects

Moths Are the Unsung Heroes of Pollination

Insects

Researchers Thought These Metallic Blue Bees Were Extinct — Until They Saw Them in Florida

Animals

Historic Deal Preserves Millions of Pollination Corridors for Monarch Butterflies

Science
Cicadapocalypse: What You Need to Know
Insects
American Honeybees Just Can't Get a Break
Insects
9 Surprising Facts About Ladybugs
Insects
10 Wild and Crazy Facts About Jumping Spiders
Garden
How to Help Get Rid of Ticks on Your Property
Insects
Why Do Army Ants Commit Suicide?
Insects
Caterpillar 'Plastivores' Can Eat and Digest Plastic Bags
Insects
When Honeybees Get Stuck in Water, They Create Their Own Waves and 'Surf' to Safety
Garden
How to Protect Bees While Getting Rid of Mosquitoes
Pest Control
How to Repel Gnats Naturally
Insects
Why Do Fireflies Glow?
Insects
Why Male Honeybees Try to Blind Their Queens
Garden
8 Things You Never Knew About Dragonflies
Garden
16 Plants That Repel Unwanted Insects
Garden
How to Identify Different Types of Bees
Insects
11 Facts About Fireflies
Insects
8 Facts About the Black Widow Spider
Insects
8 Captivating Facts About Spider Silk
Insects
10 Divine Facts About Dung Beetles
Insects
California's Monarch Butterfly Population Has Declined by 99% Since the 1980s
Endangered Species
Insect 'Extinction Event' Will Transform Nature
Insects
What Is the 'Windshield Phenomenon'?
Garden
Destructive Spotted Lanternflies Are Making Their Way Across the East Coast
Wildlife
The Secret Language of Crickets (Video)
Environment
Researchers Find 'Alarming' Loss of Insects in Large-Scale Study in Germany
Garden
Beware of Yellow Jacket Nests the Size of Cars
Garden
Why Wasps Attack and How to Avoid Them
Current Events
Painted Lady Butterflies Fill the Skies Over Southern California
Insects
Here's How We Are Killing Off the Fireflies
Insects
Give the Gift of Roaches for Valentine's Day
Insects
2 Reasons to Leave a Wasp Nest in Your Yard
Garden
10 Remarkable Caterpillars and What They Become
Insects
Why Do Bumblebees Have Stripes?
Wildlife
Behold the Bare-Handed Bee Whisperer Who Is Saving the Honeybees
Insects
A Dragonfly Nymph's Mouth Is the Stuff of Nightmares
Pest Control
Samurai Wasps Could Be Our Secret Weapon Against Invasive Stink Bugs
Science
Pesticides Impair the Brain Development of Baby Bees
Insects
Bumblebees Can Switch to 'Economy Mode' When Their Nectar Load Gets Extra Heavy
Insects
20 Moth Species More Beautiful Than Butterflies
Insects
How to Avoid the Bite of a Kissing Bug
Insects
Wild Bees Are Recycling Plastic, Study Finds
Sustainable Eating
Epicures Gathered in France for Bug & Wine Pairing
Insects
How to Stop Worrying About Cockroaches and Learn to Love Our 6-Legged Overlords
Health & Well-being
7 Ways to Avoid Mosquitoes This Summer
Environment
Morgan Freeman Turns Ranch Into a Sanctuary for Bees
Insects
Turret Spiders Build Tiny Towers for Hunting Unsuspecting Prey
Insects
Watch a Caterpillar Become a Butterfly
Planting Guides
Make Your Garden Irresistible to Butterflies With These Plants and Tips
Insects
Monarch Butterflies Make a Pit Stop in Colorado
Insects
If You're Afraid of Spiders, This Is Exactly When You Should Get Out of the House
Health & Well-being
7 Reasons Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others
Wildlife
Paper Wasps Recognize Each Other, Have Long Memories, & Display Logical Reasoning
Insects
9 of the Most Absurd-Looking Mantis Species
Animals
We Can Now Speak the Universal Language of Honey Bees
Insects
Fire Ants Are Flourishing — All Thanks to Us
Science
A Spider's Web Is Part of Its Mind, New Research Suggests
Insects
Why Bugs Belong in Your House
Garden
How to Get Rid of Spotted Lanternflies
Current Events
Crickets Suspected in 'Sonic Attacks' on U.S. Diplomats in Cuba
Current Events
Rafts of Fire Ants Are Terrorizing Survivors of Hurricane Florence
Insects
The House Centipede Is One Impressive (And Leggy) Creepy-Crawly
Insects
Why Is This Ant Throwing Another Ant Off a Ledge?
Garden
Working Together to Save the Monarch Butterfly
Insects
Why This Hive of Honeybees Is Doing 'The Wave'
Insects
Please Kill Your Lawn
Insects
13 Amazing Antics of Ants
Home & Design
Bumble Bees Could Vanish Forever Within a Few Decades
Insects
Fireflies Turn Dusk to Disco in Dazzling Time-Lapse Video
Insects
Where Do Insects Go in the Winter?
Insects
Turn Your Yard Into an Insect Migration Stop
Insects
5 Spiders That Generate the Most Myths
Insects
Where Do Bedbugs Come From?
Insects
Insects Could Be Gone in a Century; Catastrophic Collapse to Ensue
Garden
Why You Should Grow a Lawn for Bees
Insects
Learn From These 5 Ways Bees Work Together
Garden
How to Build a Hotel for Wild Bees
Garden
How to Garden for Bumblebees
Climate Crisis
Could This Warehouse of Cockroaches Help End Climate Change?
Garden
Does a Cold Winter Decrease Bugs?
Insects
Watch These Spiders Emerge From an Egg Sac
Science
Butterflies Lose Their Luster if Their 'Paintbrush Genes' Aren't On
Garden
Honeybees Give Former Prisoners a New Chance
Insects
9 Facts About Mosquitoes
Insects
Cockroaches Have Distinct Personalities
Health & Well-being
11 Natural Mosquito Bite Remedies
Insects
Watch a Leafcutter Bee Emerge From Its 'Bee-Rito'
Science
Why Are Bees Producing Blue Honey?
Insects
The Odd, Adorable Mystery of Hairy Spider Feet
Insects
Watch a Caterpillar Hatch From an Egg the Size of a Pinhead
Insects
This Rare Bumble Bee Is a 'Ghost in the Making'
Animals
Spiders May Harness Electric Currents to Fly
Home & Design
Grow Your Own Mealworms With the Hive Explorer 2.0
Wildlife
Magnificent Spiraling Hives Are Built by Stingless Sugarbag Bees (Video)
Animals
Elaborate Shrine Built for Fallen Texas Cockroach
Wildlife
'Super-Termites' Emerge From Hybrid Swarms in Florida
Insects
Bumblebees Coax Pollen From Flowers With a Secret 'Knock'
Science
Tiny Flies Eat Braaaaaiinnns...
Current Events
Royal Wedding to Feature Bee-Friendly Flowers
Insects
Bees Hold Dance-Offs to Make Decisions
Natural Science
World's Oldest Beehive Discovered in Ancient Church
Garden
Good Bug, Bad Bug: How Can You Tell the Difference?
Wildlife
12 Unbelievable Beetle Species
Insects
Viral Video Shows Ants Covering a Dead Bee in Flowers. Is This an Interspecies Funeral?
Insects
Female Dragonflies Fake Death to Avoid Males
Animals
Costume Designer Repairs Butterfly's Torn Wing
Science
5,000 Honeybees Strap on Tiny Backpacks in the Name of Science
Insects
This Artist Is on a Quest to Paint 50,000 Honeybees Around the World
Insects
Artist Creates Abstract Paintings With Fly Vomit (Video)
Insects
What's Not to Love About Caterpillars?
Garden
CDC Confirms Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus as Effective as DEET
Wildlife
Scientists Rediscover the World's Largest Bee
Garden
How Baby Wasps Can Save Your Tomatoes
Animals
Beer Garden Wasps in Britain Are Going on Boozy 'Sting-Rages'
Insects
10 Bugs That Will Make You Squirm
Science
Jumping Spider Males Dance and Sing (Yes, Sing) to Woo Their Mates
Insects
9 Incredibly Cute Arthropods
Science
Elderly Termites Are Sent Into Battle to Die First
Insects
Why Do We Love Bees but Hate Wasps?
Insects
Do You Have Flying Ants or Termites?
Insects
The Flow Beehive Harvests Honey Without Opening Hive
Insects
Tiny Jumping Spiders Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
Insects
These Newly Discovered Peacock Spiders Will Change Your Mind About Arachnids
Garden
How to Attract Bug-Eating Birds to Your Garden
Green Living
Why Flowering Meadows Are Better Than Lawns
Insects
This Gorgeous Cricket Chorus Sounds Like Humans Singing a Haunting Song
Health & Well-being
Why You Should Never Ever Eat a Garden Slug
Insects
Why Are Fireflies Disappearing?
Insects
Roaches Love Crashing Into Walls (And That May Help Us Build a Better Robot)
Insects
Why Do Flies Fly Toward and Land on People?
Insects
Watch as a Bee Covered in Honey Gets a Hand From Its Fellow Bees
Wildlife
Butterfly Leads Otters on a Merry Chase
Current Events
Toxic Caterpillars Invade London
Animals
Africanized Bees Found in Tennessee for First Time
Insects
5 Ways to Help Our Disappearing Bees
Insects
Are Mosquitoes Becoming More Dangerous?
Garden
Make Food for Struggling Monarch Butterflies Using Your Leftovers
Garden
How to Get Rid of Aphids
Pollution
Nighttime Pollination Under Threat From Light Pollution
Garden
Beneficial Insects: How to Attract Good Bugs to Your Garden
Garden
This Parasitic Vine Helps Plants Communicate
Insects
China Drafts Chicken Army to Fight Locusts
Insects
World's Longest-Lived Spider Died at the Ripe Old Age of 43
Garden
To Help a Native Bee, You Have to Know One
Garden
How to Attract Ladybugs to Your Garden
Science
Could Bacteria From Honeybees Replace Antibiotics?
Conservation
Help Save Bees With a Device on Your Keys
Animals
Hawaiian Crows Return From Extinction in Wild
Insects
Why 'Golfing' Bumblebees Are a Big Deal
Garden
How to Attract Fireflies to Your Backyard
Animals
New Firefly Species Discovered in California
Insects
The Planthopper Nymph's Dazzling Style of Protection
Insects
The Spectacular World of Spiny Orb-Weaver Spiders
Insects
Is Milkweed Really the Key to Saving Monarchs?
Insects
This Master Gardener Is Luring Monarchs to Las Vegas
Insects
Spiders Can Hear You From Across a Room
Wildlife
If You Don't Like Bugs, You Should Love Spiders
Insects
Hordes of Insects Migrate Overhead Each Year
Natural Science
Bumblebees Can Be Optimistic, Study Finds
Insects
These Fireflies Flirt With Heart-Shaped Lanterns
Insects
Lanternflies: The Unicorns of the Insect World
Insects
9 Extraordinary Facts About North America's Native Bees
Insects
What's the Difference Between a Centipede and a Millipede?
Insects
Why We Should Learn to Love Wasps
Environmental Policy
EU Declares Total Ban on Bee-Harming Pesticides
Insects
4 Biggest Jumpers in the World of Insects
Insects
Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?
Plastics
Mealworms Can Eat an All-Plastic Diet and Not Die
Garden
A Quick Guide to Starting a Beehive
Garden
These Natural Pesticides Won't Harm Good Bugs
Insects
Photos of the Very Rare Pink Katydid
Wildlife
Nature Blows My Mind! Caterpillar Mimics Snake Behavior to Scare Predators (Video)
Insects
No Substitute for Bumblebees, Study Shows
Garden
Where Have All the Ladybugs Gone?
Garden
What You Need to Know About Beneficial Bugs
Insects
The Strange World of Insects That Mimic Other Insects
Pest Control
68 Garden Pesticides to Avoid in Order to Help the Bees
Insects
Daddy Longlegs Ditch Their Legs to Escape Death
Insects
Vermicompost Right in Your Garden - Make a Worm Bucket
Insects
Bees in Peril: A Timeline
Garden
How to Attract Spiders to Your Garden
Insects
How This Bug Photographer Is Changing the Future for Bees
Animals
Where Are All the Mosquitoes This Summer?
Wildlife
Long Island Deploys Bird Armies to Fight Ticks
Insects
Vermicomposting and Vermiculture: Worms, Bins and How to Get Started
Insects
Bees Have Feelings and Can Experience Optimism
Health & Well-being
9 Ways to Soothe the Itch From Mosquito Bites
Animals
Fish-Eating Spiders Are Everywhere, Including in TreeHugger
Health & Well-being
What's the Buzz on Bee Pollen?
Insects
700+ Native Bee Species Spiraling Toward Extinction
Insects
Bumblebees Found Using Nicotine to Self-Medicate
Insects
Why Are Ladybugs So Colorful?
Insects
How to Make Log Hives for Healthier Bees (Video)
Urban Farms
How the Round, Bee-Friendly Sun Hive May Help Save the Bees (Video)
Pets
Beekeeping Dog in 'Astronaut' Suit Detects Infected Hives by Smell
Plastics
Caterpillars That Eat Plastic Bags Discovered, Could Lead to Pollution Solution
Garden
Save the Bees With Seed Bombs
Insects
10 Spectacular Snail Species
Natural Science
Amazing Up-Close Footage Shows the Birth of an Ant (Video)
Insects
DIY Beekeeping: Download and Print a Smart Beehive Kit
Insects
Save the Butterflies With DIY Milkweed Seed Bombs
Insects
How to Capture a Bee Swarm
Science
See How a Mosquito Bites in Harrowing Close-Up Detail (Video)
Insects
Ladybug Invasion Paints Colorado Town Red
Energy
Detailed Illustrations of Mutated Insects Challenge the Science of Nuclear Power
Insects
Super Slow-Motion Video Casts Honeybees in New Light
Insects
Why Do We Love Ladybugs but Hate Spiders?
Insects
Is This the Cutest Caterpillar Ever?
Insects
Horned Dung Beetle Is World's Strongest Insect
Garden
To Attract Butterflies, Don't Kill the Caterpillars
Wildlife
The Crazy Camouflage of a Lichen Katydid (Video)
Animals
Scientists Discover Another Cause of Bee Deaths, and It's Really Bad News
Wildlife
The Incredible Otherwordly Caterpillars of Ecuador
Garden
French Parks and Public Gardens Bid Adieu to Pesticides
Wildlife
The Love Life of a Praying Mantis Is an Unsettling Thing
Health & Well-being
How to Treat a Bee Sting Naturally
Wildlife
The Indescribable Beauty of Monarch Butterflies Filling the Sky (Video)
Sustainable Eating
If You Like Spicy Mustard, Thank a Caterpillar
Insects
The Monarch Butterfly Needs Milkweed to Survive. Here's How to Get Seeds
Wildlife
Watch This Tiny Spider Shoot 80-Foot-Long Strands of Silk Across a River
Animals
Fake Caterpillars Trick Ants Into Spilling Secrets
Insects
Ants Communicate, 'Cast Ballots' With a Kiss
Wildlife
8 Ways the Black Widow Spider Is Woefully Misunderstood
Insects
A Must-See Introduction to Beekeeping and Honey Bees (Video)
Animals
Terrifying 'Dementor' Wasp Species Named for Evil Spirits From Harry Potter
Insects
One Big Step Closer to Synthetic Spider Silk
Planting Guides
Pollination Nation: Create a Pollinator-Friendly Habitat in Your Yard
Insects
Keeping Mason Bees in Your Fridge (And Other Ideas for Helping Wild Pollinators)
Insects
Whiter Than White: Beetles Have Us Beat
Insects
Giant Bat-Eating Spiders Found Everywhere Except Antarctica
Animals
Scientists Discover New Dancing Peacock Spiders 'Skeletorus' & 'Sparklemuffin' (Video)
Insects
The Red Bees of Brooklyn, and a Search for a Solution
Animals
Tokyo Diners Can't Get Enough of Insect Ramen
Insects
Watch the First 21 Days of a Bee’s Life in 60 Seconds (Video)
Insects
Female Dragonflies Ditch Suitors by Faking Sudden Death
Insects
Young Honeybees May Be Growing Up Too Fast
Garden
It's a Bad Time to Be a Bee, but It Doesn't Have to Be
Insects
Why Spiders Put Designs in Their Webs
Wildlife
This Moth Looks Like Bird Poop on Purpose
Insects
5 Tips for Photographing Butterflies
Insects
How to Tell the Difference Between a Dragonfly and a Damselfly
Wildlife
8 Mesmerizing Facts About Moths
Insects
8 Amazing Facts About the Atlas Moth
Insects
9 Surprising Facts About Daddy Longlegs
Insects
9 Facts About Leafcutter Ants
Endangered Species
Bumblebee Gets a Helping Hand From Endangered Species Act
Insects
Meet the Cecropia Moth, the Largest Moth in North America
Insects
Scientists Find Pesticide Residue in 75 Percent of Honey
Insects
8 Intense Facts About Crazy Ants
Wildlife
8 Fascinating Facts About the Playful-Looking Roly-Poly
Insects
Why Do Bees Have Pockets?
Insects
Why Do Ladybugs Gather in Massive Swarms?
Garden
What's Making Holes in Your Tomatoes?
Animals
Bumblebees Are Larger in Cities, Study Finds
Endangered Species
9 Creepy Endangered Bugs You Shouldn't Squish