They’re creepy. They’re crawly. And in Alaska, they’re the bane of any fishing expedition. But bugs — even mosquitos — are also a vital part of the animal kingdom. That’s something kids learned ...

Did you know maggots can paint, or what fried mealworms taste like - or even what a roach feels like crawling across your hand? Those are just a few of the things third graders could learn at the ...

Akito Y. Kawahara is an associate professor and curator of insects at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Megan Ennes is an assistant curator of museum education at the ...

Camper Ceceila Ross winces at the stink bug crawling up her arm at the Insect Safari camp at the Alaska Botanical Garden on June 21, 2023. (Maria Koop/Alaska Public Media) Lunchtime just finished, and ...

If you’re heading outdoors with the kiddos, don’t forget the bug spray! No matter the season, keeping mosquitos and other insects away from your little ones is always a task. That’s where the best bug ...

Do the kids in your life love creepy crawlies? Why not help them make some of their own? Whether you have little ones who are ...

As much fun as outdoor summer adventures are for the whole family, no matter where you live, it's likely the time when bugs are most active - and hungry. And nothing ruins a vacation, a beach day, or ...

Calling all busy, buzzy little bees and future entomologists! The Ozark Bug Crawl returns to the Historic Cane Hill campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 23. “It began as an opportunity to educate the ...

Hidden heroes, many with wings, lurk behind each cool cucumber or summertime strawberry. They’re insects, and on July 18 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., families can discover their secrets during Insect ...

Many people use 'bug' and 'insect' interchangeably. Scientifically, insects are a broad class. True bugs are a specific order within insects, known as Hemiptera. They have unique piercing-sucking ...

A typical household is likely to have small children at some point. And the children will inevitably end up interacting with lots of other children in playgroups, kindergartens and eventually in ...

We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many answers have been proposed; some have suggested that insects have a direct attraction to the light itself; others have said ...