Posts by Steve Foster

It’s tricky to measure the speed of a flying insect, but it is possible, and it’s interesting to compare this with the speed that can be achieved by runners or other...

Have you seen a stink bug hanging around in your home – or possibly smelled one? These brown, shield-shaped bugs are often to be seen in US households and you might come across them from time...

Life is a diverse and fascinating mystery populated by a rich tapestry of organisms—from unicellular bacteria to insects and even you and me. As different as all these lifeforms are, though, we...

Your home is a place everyone likes to view as their fortress against all the unlikable things in the world: rude people, work, and perhaps most importantly, bugs. Unfortunately, bugs have a...

If you’re struggling to keep insects out of your porch, you might be wondering what you can do to deter them more effectively. Fortunately, there are quite a few steps you can take to put...

Have you ever wondered what the fastest moving insects in the world are? There are so many different kinds of bugs on this planet, and many are extraordinary in terms of their speed – so what...