Top Ten Scary Bugs For Halloween

Black Widow Spider on web In honor of Halloween, I am presenting to you a list of the top ten scary creepy crawlers and flyers in North America.  This is simply my opinion, and your mileage may differ, but these are the bugs that make this bug geek squeak: 10....

Beneficial Insects: Praying Mantis

Praying mantids are apex predators in the garden. That means they eat other insects but not many insects bother them. They occupy the same niche that grizzly bears or sharks do in other settings.  They do not bite humans, but will pinch a finger in their well...

Killing Fire Ants with Predator Wasps

Phorid Fly I have yet to meet a person that likes fire ants.  The stinging menaces cost Texas around $5.6 billion a year in damages and injuries. If you are one of the people with life threatening allergic reactions to them, fire ants can cost you your life.  They are...

Spiders in the Garden

Many people are afraid of spiders.  I think they are fascinating.  Come on, how would you react to a story about a creature that spits stuff out of its butt and uses it to make a trap for its food?  In Texas, there are only two spiders that are able to make people...