You’ve probably seen or heard at least once in your lifetime about fireflies – the famous light-emitting insects! They form ...

As night falls over Australia's forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In ...

It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm.

Bug zappers kill the wrong bugs—to control bugs without a spray repellent, use a spatial repellent or a fan instead.

Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some ...

Fireflies, otherwise known as lightning bugs, are known for their ability to glow at night. According to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, fireflies are actually not flies, but are ...

Instead, many insects do not fly directly to a light source and are actually turning their backs to the light when they flutter around outdoor lanterns, lampposts, and porch lights at night, the ...

Scientists have finally figured out the connection between insects and their attraction to light sources and it's gruesome.

As wooded and grassy areas are erased for buildings, parking lots, and manicured lawns, lightning bugs have fewer locations ...

You’ve probably seen or heard at least once in your lifetime about fireflies – the famous light-emitting insects! They form the Lampyridae family and are sometimes called glowworms or ...