Do mosquitoes find you extra tasty for some inexplicable reason? A new study says using coconut-scented soap may help keep the hungry insects far away from you. Virginia Tech researchers compared ...

Looking for a hands-on, low-mess sensory activity that’s packed with texture and visual fun? This Insect Sensory Bottle is the perfect blend of creepy-crawly and totally captivating! With just a few ...

Mention DEET (chemical name, N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) in a crowded room, and you’re likely to hear a chorus of different opinions regarding its potential toxicity and health implications. Against a ...

At 2 1/2-inches long and sporting large horns on the front of its head, the coconut rhinoceros beetle is a remarkable-looking creature, but this lumbering giant of an insect is also a devastating pest ...

Hands up if you’re the person who ALWAYS gets bitten by mosquitos? No matter what you do, the little blood suckers always find their way to your ankles over anyone else and you’re forever stuck with ...

WAIMANALO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Some 3,000 traps have gone up around Oahu in an effort to track the spread of the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle, an insect capable of destroying thousands of coconut ...

The Office of Insular Affairs (DOI-OIA) of the U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded $239,994 to the University of Guam College of Natural and Applied Sciences in response to a grant proposal ...

Eburia Nigrovittata, a beetle never before discovered in the United States, was found in a coconut shipment in Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection A shipment of coconuts from Mexico to Texas ...

Tiny beetles that feed on fruit from the palm family may have developed their taste for coconuts long ago, according to a team of scientists studying suspected insect damage in a 60-million-year-old ...