insects

They're invasive. They're creepy. They jump. Doesn't exactly sound like earthworms but they are. Oh, and they wriggle like snakes.

Every kind of critter is here, from fossilized arthropods to big, live bugs like millipedes, scorpions, hermit crabs, and yes, tarantulas.

So my Wife found this caterpillar in her backyard garden and she described it as looking like a dog with a saddle on its back. Maybe a little like a dachshund aka "hot dog" lol but whatever it looks like, this bug packs a bite!

So my Wife found this caterpillar in her backyard garden and she described it as looking like a dog with a saddle on its back. Maybe a little like a dachshund aka "hot dog" lol but whatever it looks like, this bug packs a bite!

This is a debate we find ourselves in every summer….which is worse, the green head fly or the mosquito? Both are summer residents here at the Jersey Shore. If you have lived here for any time, then you know that these are two HUGE pests!

Pick up a few of these plants to help repel mosquitoes and bugs, and make your summer nights a lot more enjoyable.

It’s ironic, don’t ya think, that it’s Halloween season and these critters are popping up everywhere....are you seeing more spiders around your home?

It is that time of year ... "Tick Season" and this year officials are warning it could be a big year for the bugs! As I mentioned in  my latest blog "Hiking New Jersey" we did encounter ticks so now is a good time to pick hiking and outdoor play areas that have less vegetation so to avoid ticks. ...

It's Summertime here at the Jersey Shore and we want to know what "annoys" you most during summer? In a recent survey of "Air BnB's" the #1 summer complaint is "noise" and "trash" was #2 .... so we wanna see what YOU think? What is YOUR summer pet-peeve? ...

This married couple that I know are having a bit of a conflict over bugs.  They have a bunch of carpenter bees buzzing around their doorway.  They're seeing dead bees on the ground (apparently the bees are territorial, having a bit of a turf war...