Bugs

Ticks and mosquitoes may get all the credit for being dangerous bugs you need to watch out for in Wisconsin, but it turns out the state is home to 6 more.

I am not a fan of the many cicadas and ticks you find in Illinois, but at least you can see those bugs. There's a nearly invisible one that is apparently responsible for thousands of people in Illinois who are saying they're experiencing super-itchy bites from a pest that you can almost never see.

Even if you're a bug-friendly type of person, if you see these insects in Illinois they should be crushed immediately. They may be little, but they're a serious threat to the environment around us.

With warmer-than-average weather sweeping across Illinois, residents are noticing a surge in bug and insect activity. The unseasonable temperatures have created an ideal environment for these critters to thrive, leading to an unexpected influx in homes and gardens.

A strange, feathery-looking insect called a "fairy fly" has been spotted throughout Illinois and Wisconsin, but what exactly is it and what does it do?

House centipedes look downright terrifying, but are they household menaces or actually creepy allies?

Giant Water Bugs, also known as toe-biters, are common in Indiana. How big are they, and are they dangerous to humans? Here's what you should know.

The good news is the historic brood invasion of cicadas in Illinois is lessening. However, the bad news is the screams of these pests is getting louder and there's a strange reason why.

They are going to need a whole team of people to clean up this neighborhood.

It looks like someone tried (and failed) to combine two different insects into one. It's a real thing though, and this one was found in Evansville, IN.