Insects are plentiful and inexpensive. Even when children aren't attending school in person, they can learn from the encounters they have with the critters outside.

And so the answer to bugs talking is yes,” Brown said. Crickets, mosquitoes, katydids and grasshoppers all use their wings to make sounds. Insects might use such noises to communicate certain meanings ...

Author Brandee Mae Hughes shows you how bugs can keep your kids busy this summer.

Applying insect repellents whenever you might cross paths with mosquitoes or ticks is one of the best ways to protect yourself from the bites of these disease-transmitting bugs. But if you have k ...

The a survey of 500 primary school pupils showed many kids struggle to name even the most common bugs and insects. Shockingly, 38% of children admitted they would struggle to identify a ladybird ...

That was demonstrated fairly clearly as kids became caught up examining and touching the insects while many parents, grandparents and baby sitters were a little more standoffish.

CARSON CITY -- First off, kids, black widow spiders have eight legs, and that makes them arachnids, not insects, so they are out of the running in the contest to pick Nevada's official state insect.

But bugs — even mosquitos — are also a vital part of the animal kingdom. That’s something kids learned Saturday at the second annual Bug Day at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum.

Japanese people appreciate the glitter of fireflies let loose in the garden or the gentle chirping of crickets kept in a little cage. You can feed the bug pets watermelon, but special jelly pet food ...

The Backyard Bugs fly, crawl, wiggle and sing starting at 4:30 p.m. May 28 at The Medium in Springdale. The free kids concert celebrates a new CD by Candy Lee (center, ladybug) and her fellow bugs ...

Spring Canyon Middle School in Utah's Nebo School District said humans should eat bugs to protect the environment from climate change disaster wrought by cows.