Digger wasps are an integral part of the insect world, representing over 130 species. These fascinating creatures can be found buzzing around gardens and fields during summer months, identified by their large black bodies with yellow stripes on the...

This summer and anytime it is important to protect your skin from the annoying, blood sucking pests that we all know as mosquitoes. Using bug spray is a great way to protect yourself from these pests along with protecting yourself and family from...

School is out for the summer, the sun is shining and life is grand! There is one caveat that can damper summer…bug bites. Although everyone reacts differently to insect bites and signs and symptoms of insect bites vary by insect, no one wants to get...

West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes (among other pests) are most active this time of year. They tend to strike most in shaded, bushy areas, and near standing water, at dusk and dawn from June through October. And while staying inside or covering...

Spiders do not gain any benefit from biting people. Biting a person does not benefit a spider, it only wastes precious venom. Other biters like mosquitoes, ticks and bed bugs bite us because our blood or other fluids supply them with food. Spiders...

Research from the University of Sheffield in the UK confirms bed bugs prefer hairless areas to feed. When hungry bugs were placed on shaved arms, they were more likely to try to feed compared with those on unshaved arms.