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September is spider season, when large males enter homes in the hope of finding a mate, but there are a few tactics you can use to keep the eight-legged creepy crawlies out

Apparently we have half a dozen of the most deadliest insects living in Maine right now. Details here.

Maine forestry officials are planning a wide expansion of quarantine zones to try to prevent the spread of three invasive forest pests that pose threats to the state’s timber industry.

Many people are scared of the harmless insects and their first instinct it to kill but them - but one expert has stressed this is the exact opposite of what we should be doing

People in California have seen colorful insects called white-lined sphinx moths that could likely be due to recent heavy rains in the region, especially in the Bay Area. The moths can be seen flying between April and November. They may appear small, but they play a significant role in pollination. Read here to learn more about the unique insects.

Spotted lanternflies were first detected on trees and fruit in Pennsylvania in September 2014. Now they can be found in Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia, the USDA reported.

Visitors to Parisian multiplexes believe the country’s insect problem, previously confined to hotels, has reached film theatres

After axing his band’s gigs over an “urgent family matter”, Travis Barker and his pregnant wife Kourtney Kardashian have been seen leaving a hospital in the LA area.

After axing his band’s gigs over an “urgent family matter”, Travis Barker and his pregnant wife Kourtney Kardashian have been seen leaving a hospital in the LA area.

Rivka Galchen on the entomologist James Truman’s research studying the process of metamorphosis in insects.