Crickets and katydids are similar insect groups within the Orthoptera order. Crickets belong to the Gryllidae family, while katydids belong to the Tettigoniidae family, and both of these insect groups are well known for their habit of using specialized organs to...
Several insect pests are notable for their habit of infesting structural and ornamental woods that are associated with homes and buildings. In the northeast US, some wood-infesting insect pests, like powderpost beetles and subterranean termites, both nest within, and...
Musca autumnalis, commonly known as the “face fly,” is native to Europe, west Asia and east Africa, but they have become well established in the northeast US and Canada. Face flies are well known for their annoying habit of flying into people’s eye-sockets in order to...
