About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately owned. Meet the people helping to make it friendlier for native bugs.

Nobody wants to deal with bugs in the kitchen, but from ants to gnats, it's only a matter of time before you find these invaders in your home. While they are a serious nuisance, you don't need to ...

Europe’s wild bees and butterflies are facing an escalating extinction crisis, a new conservation assessment has warned, prompting urgent calls for action to reverse the “dire” state of these vital ...

What looks like a bumblebee but bores through wood like a drill? The carpenter bee. And if you’ve ever had them in your rafters, you know the frustration: These tiny insects can do outsized damage to ...

Carpenter bees are one of the common pollinators you might see in your backyard along with honeybees, bumblebees, and butterflies. While carpenter bees are unlikely to sting and are actually kind of ...

(MASS APPEAL) – Carpenter bees are a native species to our area, and they are important pollinators in late spring-early summer. Natasha Wright, Entomologist and Technical Director with Braman Termite ...

Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard? Those enormous insects you’ve spotted are carpenter bees, he said. Carpenter bees use their powerful jaws to burrow into wood, leaving “siding, ...

It turns out that donkeys are exceptionally good at repelling deer ticks. Now, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA) have harnessed that ability to create a natural bug ...

Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard? That could spell trouble for your deck or fence, according to David Headrick, Cal Poly professor emeritus of entomology and pest management. Those ...