Rise of the Zombie Bugs, by Mindy Weisberger, is a non-fiction book that borrows from popular culture to make one of the most ...

Stanislaus County health inspectors observed larvae in broccoli at a Modesto restaurant and unpermitted food vendors at the ...

These are pests of the cool, wet times of spring and early summer. They hang out in moist, mulched beds and they come out to ...

Goetze: Our region’s woodpeckers may be praised for some things while also maligned for perceived or actual damage caused.

Wasp vs. hornet: what’s the difference? Don’t worry, we’re not picking favorites today, because I’d choose neither. We’re ...

Rise of the Zombie Bugs , by Mindy Weisberger, is a non-fiction book that borrows from popular culture to make one of the most complex and grisly ...

Your vegetable garden may be your pride and joy, but it's also a magnet for a variety of pests. Check out our best hacks for ...

A pair of garden scissors will help you deadhead flowers and harvest herbs. Stainless steel scissors are durable and rust-resistant, making them a good pick for the garden. Pruning shears can also ...

The second half of May is peak season for one of the Vineyard’s most interesting bees, Colletes thoracicus, sometimes called ...

Many of us grew up fearing bull ants, but have you ever been stung by a jack jumper ant? If you have, you’ll likely never forget it. Capable of sending an allergic human into anaphylactic shock, the ...

A parasitic wasp forces its host to weave a special web for its own ends. On the evening that it will kill its orb-weaving spider host, the larva of the ichneumonid wasp Hymenoepimecis sp.

NARA--The use of smell could be a key weapon in repelling and controlling invasive ant species from South America, scientists learned. The researchers from Nara Women’s University and other ...