Harmless black and yellow garden spiders are common in Texas landscapes and eat nothing but insects. Lately, my woods have been full of spiny orb-weavers, marbled orb-weavers and arrowhead-orb weavers ...

The way gardeners view insects has come a long way in the past few decades. The importance of pollinators and the natural pest control provided by beneficial insects is increasingly recognized as many ...

There are about 2,500 kinds of spiders on the North American continent north of Mexico, and thank goodness. Without spiders, we'd be overrun with insects. It is estimated that each year the world's ...

In the yards of many Savannah area residents hang filmy sheets and sticky curtains, festooned with insect remains and guarded by colorful eight-legged arthropods. Summer is the peak season for ...

Herbs and essential oils are often touted as spider deterrents, but science tells a more nuanced story about which methods ...

Mothballs only help prevent spiders by keeping one of their food sources (moths) away. Here's how experts actually recommend ...

Jennifer Jandt is affiliated with the Entomological Society of New Zealand, a member of the Bug of the Year Committee, and is Editor-in-Chief of the New Zealand Entomologist. University of Otago ...

After a November that was much colder than the usual - The average for November 2014 was 21.8 degrees while normal is 28.4 degrees - we were followed by a December that was also unique, but this time ...

The tell-tale signs that autumn is here are clear to us — the days are getting shorter and temperatures are decreasing. We take this as a sign to pull out our winter woollies and think about turning ...