Nobody wants to think about finding a bed bug, let alone realising your bedroom is infested. But the good news is there's ...

Bug bites are arguably the most annoying thing about the great outdoors, with something so small capable of ruining a ...

Spiders are some of the most common creatures we share our homes with. While they may seem scary at first, most house spider species are harmless and even helpful, keeping pest insects under control.

The huntsman spider is one of the fastest and most agile arachnids on the planet. The species is often confused with tarantulas because of the hairy bodies, but their distinguishing trait is their ...

The good, the bad, the ugly and all the mould in between. My landing pad in Auckland was the WSA student accommodation block ...

Peanut butter jar in your pantry can legally contain up to 136 insect parts, according to the FDA’s Food Defect Action Levels ...

Brown recluse bites often start with mild redness followed by pain and itching. The bite is usually flat, though it may develop a small blister. Sometimes, a bull’s-eye pattern with a blue or purple ...

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I had lunch with the county’s chess champion. How did that go? Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter It was good, but it took him 20 ...

Juliane Koepcke survived a 3km fall from a plane into the Peruvian Amazon. And that was just the start of her ordeal.

Here are some of the mot common bug, insect and spider bites you might be dealing with — and insect bite pictures to help you figure out what type of creature is responsible. Ticks are so small and ...

School officials are alerting parents after a bed bug was recently discovered in a Biddeford Middle School classroom.

Bedbugs are real insects and populations are on the rise. Find out what these insects look like and how can you prevent their ...