The Roles Insects Play in Our Lives
By Debbie Hadley, About.com Guide to Insects
For good or for bad, insects are everywhere around us. As pets or pests, carriers of disease or providers of protein, insects will always play a role in our lives.
Finding and Catching Insects
If you really want to learn about insects, observe them alive and up close. You'll need to know where to find them, and how to catch them without harming your live specimens.
Insect Pests
Even the biggest bug lover will admit that some insects are downright pests. For those insects that eat our plants, damage our homes, or disrupt our barbecues, find out how to control them.
- Keep Box Elder Bugs Out of Your House
- Mosquito Control at Home
- 10 Ways to Avoid Ticks
- The Alien Invasive Problem
- Controlling Eastern Tent Caterpillars
- Keep Cicadas from Damaging Your Trees
- Controlling Fall Webworm
- The 9 Most Annoying Insects
Forensic Entomology
Forensic entomology is the study of insects as they pertain to legal matters, including crimes. Insect evidence can reveal details about a murder that may help put a killer behind bars.
