HOUSTON – It’s that time of the year again. Pesky mosquitoes are coming out -- but not to play -- as the temperatures heat up and humidity kicks in. While many are grabbing repellants, others claim ...

If you see stink bugs in your home, don't panic. They probably made their way in from a crack, open door or a window. Here's ...

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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. It’s past nine o’clock but not quite dark yet. But the yard is starting to ...

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 ...

There's hardly a more irritating noise than the sound of a fly buzzing around your head. These tiny insects have the uncanny ability to track down humans and nimbly dodge our attempts to swat them ...

You spray repellant, you light a citronella candle, you sit so close to the bonfire that anything within a six-inch radius of you is likely to fry -- and yet, you wake up to itchy bumps on your arms ...