It can be distressing to wake up with a mysterious swollen red rash on your ankle. Could that rash be an insect bite? And what kind of bug bit you? The answers aren't so easy to figure out. Even for ...

Bugs. The ecosystem can't survive without them, but they sure do know how to ruin a good time. Roasting (and eating lots of) s'mores is less fun when bugs are biting you, but summer fun after sundown ...

All sorts of pests are capable of invading your home throughout the year. But some of them are more problematic than others. Insects like boxelder bugs are more of a nuisance pest than a burden on ...

Sign up to receive the Future Tense newsletter every other Saturday. For the first few days, I ignored the teeny bugs crawling around my bathroom window sill at night ...

Bed bugs are small, flat insects that feed on the blood of people and animals while they sleep. They are very good at hiding and their slim, flat bodies allow them to fit in tiny spaces and stay there ...

It can be distressing to wake up with a mysterious swollen red rash on your ankle. Could that rash be an insect bite? And what kind of bug bit you? The answers aren't so easy to figure out. Even for ...

As summer kicks off, many South Carolinians will soon travel for vacation. Plenty will bring back memories of fun and happiness. Some could also bring back a gross, unwanted visitor. With the return ...

As fall arrives many pests start to seek shelter from the cold. Their instinct is to find a warm retreat — which can often be your home! While we know that spiders are a common nuisance during the ...

Whether you first notice a sharp pinch, a nagging itch, or a painful sting, discovering a brand-new bug bite—sometimes instantly, but often only days later—is no fun. Some ache, some beg to be ...