Having spent over 15 years writing about technology, Lawrence has turned his eye to remodeling, smart home services, maintenance and home repair projects. He now contributes DIY, informational and ...

Read full article: Wiping out a wasp’s nest the safe way ORLANDO, Fla. – The first step to keeping out bugs, especially as the weather warms, is to build a barrier around your home. Do that by getting ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

If you had to run it down, do you know the differences for a hornet vs. wasp? As summer approaches and temperatures rise, so does the number of winged visitors buzzing around your yard. While they may ...

Whenever I asked students to tell me how insects were ecologically important, two of the most common responses were “as plant pollinators” and “some insects were vectors/carriers of diseases.” It ...

These insects naturally prey on all kinds of pests we don’t like, from mealyworms in Thailand to horseflies in North America. The way they work is, well, pretty gross: They lay their eggs directly ...