Insects are everywhere – in backyards, balconies and the park down the street. In fact, numerically speaking, insects dominate the Earth with more than 5.5 million species. An estimated 10 quintillion ...

Akito Y. Kawahara is an associate professor and curator of insects at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Megan Ennes is an assistant curator of museum education at the ...

Q: What kind of insect repellent should I buy for my children? A: Warm weather means more kids are getting outside to play, hike and enjoy the fresh air with family and friends. Warmer weather also ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Applying insect repellents whenever you might cross paths with mosquitoes or ticks is one of the best ways to protect ...

The summer heat brings out the bugs! But before you lather or spray your child with insect repellent, find out what’s in insect repellent and how it works before you decide on which type is the best ...

CARSON CITY -- First off, kids, black widow spiders have eight legs, and that makes them arachnids, not insects, so they are out of the running in the contest to pick Nevada's official state insect.

While insects at San Pedro Valley Park are slumbering in their cocoons, chomping voraciously as larvae, or sheltered as eggs, you can see close-up and touch these adult jointed-legged critters: the ...

Q: What kind of insect repellent should I buy for my children? A: Warm weather means more children are getting outside to play, hike and enjoy the fresh air with family and friends. Warmer weather ...