It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm. It’s past nine o’clock but not quite dark yet. But the yard is starting to ...

Bug zappers do not keep pests like mosquitoes and biting flies away. That is a fake claim. Bug zappers are marketed to reduce ...

Contrary to popular lore, insects do not confuse artificial light for the moon. Skip to main content. Scientific American. January 30, 2024. 4 min read. Why Insects Are Attracted to Light at Night.

At night, that used to be the moon and stars – until humans invented artificial light. "The insects treat a point light source at night very much in the same way as they would treat the sky ...

Honey bees, thankfully, are not attracted to bug zappers. But that’s not the case with other pollinators. Doug Mahoney/NYT Wirecutter. Thankfully, honey bees are not attracted to light, nor do ...

Contrary to their name fireflies aren't flies but actually soft-winged beetles, and they're known for their dramatic sign - ...

As wooded and grassy areas are erased for buildings, parking lots, and manicured lawns, lightning bugs have fewer locations ...

Flying insects are known to make a beeline for lights in the dark, as the saying goes, "like moths to a flame." Now, scientists have figured out why insects are so keen on light, but it's not ...

Adult bugs feed on nectar, pollen, and other smaller insects, while their larvae feed on snails and other small ground ...

Insects behave differently when there’s light at night: artificial light hinders firefly communication and reproduction, and some insects may become more visible to predators like bats, or be ...

June 5 wrapped up an eight-night event which drew people from all over the world to see the mating display of a special lightning bug species.

They look like train car windows illuminated at night. These worms are the larva or the larviform female adults of the Phrixothrix beetles. ... Summary of 7 Bioluminescent bugs That Light Up.