The great cicada comeback has hit the U.S., with multiple states expecting two broods to reappear by the trillions. While cicadas swarm this season — plus leave their hard exoskeletons behind — should ...

In research published in Insect Conservation and Diversity, investigators analyzed records from social media to explore which arthropods—including insects and spiders—are most preyed upon by domestic ...

Dear Dr. Fox: My husband and I live in a house that gets an annual invasion of crickets and spiders when the weather turns cold. We relocate them outside as we find them, alive and unharmed. Spiders ...

Anyone who has seen a cat experience catnip knows that it makes them go a bit wild -- they rub in it, roll on it, chew it, and lick it aggressively. It is widely accepted that this plant, and its ...

Cats not only enjoy catching mice but also insects, especially when they hop in the grass or scurry away quickly. Often, the ...

Anyone who has seen a cat experience catnip knows that it makes them go a bit wild—they rub in it, roll on it, chew it, and lick it aggressively. It is widely accepted that this plant, and its Asian ...

For many cats, a mere whiff of catnip can send them into a licking, rolling, plant-shredding frenzy. Masao Miyazaki, a biologist at Iwate University in Morioka, Japan, and his colleagues analyzed the ...

A new study finds that the feline reaction to catnip and silver vine helps to stave off mosquitoes and other bloodsucking insects. By Oliver Whang Cats, so often, are a mystery, even to those that ...

Nestlé is launching food for dogs and cats that includes insect proteins and other meat alternatives. Nestlé said in a statement on Thursday that it has developed a new line of pet food — Purina ...

Anyone who has seen a cat experience catnip knows that it makes them go a bit wild – they rub in it, roll on it, chew it, and lick it aggressively. It is widely accepted that this plant, and its Asian ...