According to Michigan State University Extension, fireflies belong to the insect order Coleoptera — making them beetles rather than true flies — and the family Lampyridae. The name Lampyridae is ...

Mosquitoes can ruin your outdoor fun, but with a few simple steps, you can get rid of mosquitoes in your yard and stop these ...

Fungus gnats are a common pest for houseplant owners, but there are ways to get rid of them and stop them from coming back. A ...

There's nothing worse than a house filled with the annoying buzz of a fly - but there's an easy method to stop these pests ...

A: The damage is actually caused by the larvae of a sawfly insect. They are commonly called rose slugs. The sawfly adult ...

The larval stage of some insects spend part of their life cycle in soil and will damage plants. Grubs, wireworms and cutworms ...

Climate variability, characterized by fluctuating weather patterns, impacts vector insect populations like mosquitoes and ticks. While rain provides breeding habitats for mosquitoes, excessive ...

An insect that plays a significant role in Costa Rica’s ecosystem appears to be dying out “at an alarming rate”, experts say.

Box tree caterpillars are the larvae of a moth, Cydalima perspectalis, which lays its eggs on the undersides of box leaves. The resulting caterpillars create cobweb-like webbing over their feeding ...

Lacewings are also available to be purchased online or at garden centers. As soon as larvae hatch, they begin consuming pretty much any soft-bodied insect in their path. Lacewings are a beneficial ...

and some protozoa, are also found in different soils, since human intestinal parasites may contaminate the environment with eggs, larvae and cysts when human waste is not adequately disposed of and ...

Many species of buffalo gnats are going to overwinter as eggs, but there are some that will overwinter, as larvae in the water. Ken Johnson: 03:03 After hatching, the spindle shaped larvae will attach ...