Water bugs look like big cockroaches, but they're a completely different species. And they bite. Here's how to tell these two insects apart.

My pre-K students always jump at the opportunity to explore nature, and they also love digging into bugs. I previously assumed that lessons about insects were only possible in the springtime, but that ...

On a typical day, they greet farmers bringing them ticks, real estate agents with mysterious roaches and anxious homeowners ...

Feb. 19—ATHENS — A kiss has such romantic appeal, yet some kisses just end in heartbreak. A smooch from the Rhodnius prolixus, or the blood-sucking "kissing bug," could be characterized more like the ...

Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it’s considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of bugs, ...

From the column: "I swear, the farther north you go the mosquitoes get larger. They are the size of aircraft carriers by the ...

Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Environmentalists and foodies alike have been hailing bugs as the future of eco-friendly protein. That’s great news for ...