Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Applying insect repellents whenever you might cross paths with mosquitoes or ticks is one of the best ways to protect ...

This insect slime recipe is a winner for kids. It's stretchy, sparkly . . . and goopy and green. My kids have been obsessed with this slime since we made it. Bug slime is a perfect addition to that ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The UT Arboretum is hosting a Bug Camp at Oak Ridge this week. Rising second through fourth graders are getting the chance to be up-close-and-personal with all kinds of insects.

Blooming flowers and plants attract bees and other stinging insects. Any kind of sting can be painful, but if your child is allergic, insect stings can cause serious and sometimes even deadly ...

Akito Y. Kawahara is an associate professor and curator of insects at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Megan Ennes is an assistant curator of museum education at the ...

Insects are everywhere – in backyards, balconies and the park down the street. In fact, numerically speaking, insects dominate the Earth with more than 5.5 million species. An estimated 10 quintillion ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) -- Critters invaded Union Terminal for the Cincinnati Museum Center's Annual Bugfest. The museum center teamed up with the zoo and the University of Cincinnati to celebrate bugs and ...

School is coming back soon, and that means so are the school lunches. The last thing you might want to find packed in your lunch box would be bugs, but The Red & Black have collected a few recipes for ...

Hidden heroes, many with wings, lurk behind each cool cucumber or summertime strawberry. They’re insects, and on July 18 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., families can discover their secrets during Insect ...

CARSON CITY -- First off, kids, black widow spiders have eight legs, and that makes them arachnids, not insects, so they are out of the running in the contest to pick Nevada's official state insect.