Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans.

Dara Ojo is a master of wildlife macrophotography — extreme close-up shots showing little critters in all their odd, beautiful glory.

In many languages, the ladybird is called “little cow”, and in Irish the insect is called “Bóín Dé”, or God’s little cow.

If you garden without pesticides, one of the best ways to manage pests is by keeping your plants healthy and encouraging backyard biodiversity to attract beneficial insects. At my house, I have a ...

My excitement about lacewings is selfish. Lacewings could be the poster children for beneficial insects. You want them in your garden because both lacewing adults and larvae are major predators of ...