Discover why using parasitoid wasps for pest control remains resilient against resistance, offering a safer alternative to chemical pesticides.

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

Diatomaceous earth is a white powder made from crushed ancient diatom fossils. Its sharp edges damage insect bodies, making ...

Your window sills can do more than look pretty. These clever things help keep pests out — no traps, chemical sprays, or ...

A pest control expert issued a warning about "overwintering" insects that could be lurking in your home during the colder months. Contrary to popular belief, bugs do not die off in winter, according ...

Creamy-colored and just a couple of centimeters long, the cotton bollworm doesn’t look like much. But around the world, this highly mobile moth has farmers breaking out in a sweat. Females can lay ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A 7cm southern hawker dragonfly is eyeballing me or, more accurately, eyeing me with 30,000 of its lenses. As I ...

This section contains information on a number of common insect pest species that can be found in UK homes and cause damage to food, furniture, clothes and plants. Each page offers information on how ...

Your Pet's Food Bowl Is a Bug Magnet Leaving pet bowls out in the open, indoors or out, can turn into an unintentional ...

It is not a job for someone who is scared of creepy crawlies. The team of laboratory workers are busy collecting the eggs laid by thousands of bugs in large plastic containers. They have to shake and ...