We are all afraid of something, whether it is the dark when we are children or spiders as an adult. As an adult, I know it is fruitless to be scared of imaginary things, but even I sometimes think I ...

My older sister is terrified of bugs. She won’t even say the word “spider.” I have teased her about it for years, but I’m starting to actually feel bad for her. She’s a grown woman, and I wish she ...

Fear of failure, fear of heights, fear of flying, fear of bugs, whatever you fear can be paralyzing. Most of us do nothing rather than confront our fear. Instead, we should probe why we are afraid and ...

Despite their tiny size, bed bugs are perhaps the scariest thing a person can realistically encounter in their home. But what do these blood-sucking fiends fear most? The answer, recent research shows ...

Why are humans so afraid of insects? My first response is to think that insects spoil our food, and a single insect can quickly turn into many, but mice and birds eat our food, too, and mice carry ...

OXFORD, Pa. -- A staple of summer -- swarms of bugs -- seems to be a thing of the past. And that's got scientists worried. Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, crop-munching aphids and ...