Fleas are a lot of things. Have you ever swung your legs out of bed only to have fleas appear out of nowhere and land on your ankles? Fleas are definitely sneaky. Have you ever been kept awake half the night because your dog kept scratching and...

Have you ever wondered why camel crickets have the word camel in their name? We have. And, as it turns out, it is because its back sort of looks like it has a hump on it--like a camel. But when you see one of these creatures sitting on your basement...

It is during the spring and early summer that new life begins to appear. Flowers begin blooming, trees bud out, fruit trees blossom, and baby birds begin chirping, anxious to try out their wings. This is also the time that baby rabbits, squirrels, ...

Hickory dickory dockThe mouse ran up the clockThe clock struck oneAnd down he runHickory dickory dockAre there certain "times" when mice are more likely to run away? While this poem can be interpreted in different ways, perhaps the lyrics are...

Surely you have heard of the itsy bitsy spider that went up the water spout, but did you ever think about when this might have happened? Well, if you think about it, it probably happened in the springtime when spiders are brand new, and when they...

There are two common roaches in New York, but the German cockroach or blattella germanica is, by far, the most common. This creepy insect can grow up to around ¾ of an inch in length and is dark brown with two stripes behind its head. Typically this...