Explore an insect-friendly yard – 1
Come with me a little way; insects are interesting—they live lives full of (insect-style) adventure.
Browsing: Insects
Explore an insect-friendly yard – 2
Butterflies, ants, and mosquitos, oh my!
Explore an insect-friendly yard – 3
Green Darners, fireflies, lady beetles, spider-like harvestmen.
The ins and outs of an insect’s anatomy
All insects have three things in common: An exoskeleton, three main body parts: and six jointed legs.
Tips for identifying insects, spiders
Lots of people surprise themselves by developing an interest in identifying insects and spiders they see in their yard.
In your yard: cockroaches (most are beneficial and stay outdoors)
Cockroaches have been around for more than 300 million years. You may have heard it said they’ll still be here long after humans are extinct!
All about earwigs, curious victims of a baseless myth
An old superstition warns that earwigs crawl into people’s ears and burrow into their brains to lay eggs — the reason they’re called earwigs.
All about flies
Flies have a notorious reputation, but most are helpful pollinators of crops and flowers, and recyclers of plant, animal matter into organic nutrients.
True bugs – the good, the bad, the ugly!
True bugs are an interesting, diverse group of insects, and the only ones officially called “bugs.”
Dragonflies and damselflies – ‘Top Guns’ of the insect world
Dragonflies and damselflies are among the most beautiful insects. They’re predators of nuisance insects like gnats, flies, mosquitoes.
All about beetles
Beetles comprise 30 percent of all insects and about 30 percent of all other animal species. And millions more yet to be discovered!
