bugs

It's a well-known fact that insects are everywhere in Maine. But the question arises: which one claims the title of the most common in our state?

After you get your Christmas tree, take a close look for these brown pods.

Bedbugs don't just live in your bed. Find out where else they could be hiding in your hotel room before you go to sleep.

I'm usually a lover, not a fighter, but these seven critters are not welcome in the Granite State.

Apparently we have half a dozen of the most deadliest insects living in Maine right now. Details here.

Ever wonder what Maine's most disgusting bug is? Well, turns out, they are seemingly everywhere.

Exercise caution when encountering this colossal flying bug of immense size.

My wife was doing yard work outside and ran into to tell me she was attacked by some type of rash and now, we are asking if you think this is brown tail moth.

Here are some fun facts about Ticks this time of year in Maine and what they do, photos to prove that lady ticks can lay thousands of eggs at once.

This weekend, a Maine woman was busy pulling a family of ticks out of her fathers beard. This year the tick population is exploding and this is what you should do.

Picture this...  It's a nice spring day in Augusta (or Waterville, Gardiner, Portland, Lewiston, wherever you live).  You decide to talk a walk.  As you pass by the melting snowbanks in your yard, you see all the dirt and debris mixed in with the snow.  At first, yo...

Ahhh the smell of a real tree. Nothing beats it, unless of course you want a house full of bugs. Here's what to look for and how to avoid them!

There have been a lot of reported sightings of the brown ‘stink bug.’

An Auburn University student decided to take on the challenge of eating bugs for every meal for a month. Cam Brantley-Rios is trying to bring awareness as to how good bugs are for you. He says crickets and worms are high in protein but low in fat not to mention they have a low carbon footprint.

The U.N. recently released a report saying the world’s population should eat more bugs, it would solve the world food shortage and there are benefits from eating them. Well, guess what, we are already eating bugs in most food we consume. Not always whole bugs, but bits and pieces, heads, legs, bodies and sometimes whole bugs.

Continuing our unofficial "Stop Being Afraid of Insects" series, here are 16 pictures of ladybugs. Granted, most people aren't afraid of ladybugs, but they've probably never seen that video of a ladybug taking off in super-slow motion. Or had a house infested with them. They can be pretty disturbing when they're part of a throbbing ladybug mass. But not like this. This is adorable. Read