Nothing clears a backyard barbecue faster than a wasp circling the table. As summer peaks across the country, so does wasp activity, and the internet is full of sprays and gadgets promising to make ...

A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that those counts may be drastically underestimated ...

A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 million to 14 million more species than people thought, with few of them discovered. Most experts currently accept an estimate of ...

While you're trying to stay cool, these five household pests are thriving. Find out why heatwaves bring more unwanted ...

If you'd been hanging out in Los Angeles any time in the summer of 1966, there would have been a high chance of stumbling across Arthur Lee. He might have been wearing just one shoe, or swimming ...

After much discussion, the scientific community settled on an estimate of around six million species. This conservative figure — of which only about 1.2 million have been described, meaning formally ...

"It’s an indication of how unexplored our world is. If you can find a new species in New York City, think how many more there ...

Some backyard creatures are more than welcome—you might grow certain flowers to attract butterflies or install a bat house to cut down on mosquitoes. Wasps, though, are a different story. Most ...

Middlesbrough Council has quadrupled the number of pest control operatives it employs from one to four, enabling more coverage of open spaces and alleyways, with 101 of the 142 reports received relati ...

A cloud of tiny white flies lifting from your plants usually points to one familiar garden troublemaker: whiteflies. These ...