Most likely, cicadas — noisy but harmless — are the only bugs you’ve been thinking about this spring. Meanwhile, another insect that is more threatening to trees and plants may have been sneaking into ...

A discovery about how a common insect acquires a microbe that is essential for its growth may help in the control of an agricultural pest. The squash bug carries a gut bacterium that is essential for ...

The squash bug carries a gut bacterium that is essential for the bug’s development into an adult. But when they hatch from their eggs, squash bug nymphs do not have the bacteria in their systems. That ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just when Cincinnati thought it was done with pesky bugs after the emergence of Brood XIV cicadas, residents should be on the ...

Squash bugs are the deadbeat parents of the insect world. After they lay their eggs, they pretty much leave the larvae to fend for themselves. If the nymphs ever want to reach a new state of maturity, ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Florida Predatory Stink Bug has made its way to parts of Virginia, and some Lynchburg residents are noticing the insects are eating invasive Spotted Lanternfly nymphs. Eric ...

In the intricate world of insects, few creatures capture the imagination quite like the flatid planthopper waxy nymph. These tiny, sap-sucking insects are more than just delicate figures that look ...

Boxelder bugs are one of several insects, including stink bugs, that invade Ohio homes in the fall to seek shelter for winter. These bugs are dark colored with red stripes and named after the female ...