Alligator weed won't eat chickens, cats, or small dogs, but it can put a hurting on Gaston County lakes and rivers. Think about it as kudzu on the water - just as prolific in its growth and just as ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas spring rains followed by heat means the annual battle against summer pests: the seasonal fight to stop invading insects. Already, exterminating companies are jammed ...

Gardeners commonly use nematodes to naturally get rid of harmful soil-dwelling insects. A new study revealed that these insect-killing nematodes also produce distinctive chemical cues, which deter ...

Hotter, drier summers mean grasshopper and Mormon cricket swarms are more frequent and more devastating to Oregon crops than ever, leading farmers and ranchers to collaborate with state and local ...

Bugs? I’ve never been a fan. Just ask my husband about when a misguided fly gets in my kitchen – not good news for the fly! With other creatures, I take a more peaceful tact – I scoop them up and pop ...

TEL AVIV — Israel’s Negev Desert is alive – with locusts. Huge swarms of the newly hatched critters have begun marching across the sand, devouring everything in their path. With the help of high-tech ...

LANSING, Mich. — Move over monarch butterfly; a large and fast-moving dragonfly is also vying for designation as Michigan’s official state insect. A bill introduced this week in Lansing would ...