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Answers About How to Deal With Pests, Part 2

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Here is the second set of answers from our guest expert to questions on roaches, mice, ants and other creepy crawlies.

Answers About How to Deal With Pests, Part 1

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Here is the first set of answers from our guest expert to questions on roaches, mice, carpet beetles, moths and other creepy crawlies.

A Field Guide to the Pests in Your Apartment

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Chart providing a field guide to the different pests that infest New York City apartments, and options for dealing with them. Photos, Chart (M)�

The Pest Parade, and How to Stop It

By SAMANTHA STOREY — Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

In-house pests are a fact of life in the city. Here’s a primer to getting rid of everything from cockroaches to mice.

Insect Discoveries, Delightful and Disturbing

By MARIELLE ANZELONE — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Spring Time: The red admiral butterflies' spring migration brings the species through New York City, this year in large numbers. Also spotted in the woods: less welcome guests.

After a Storm, Gifts on the Forest Floor

By MARIELLE ANZELONE — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Spring Time: The day after a thunderstorm rolls through, our patch of Staten Island woodland is strewn with fallen flowers and the crawling animals that feast upon them.

Are Bugs Hurt in Falls From High-Rises?

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The smaller the body, the less the resistance and the less chance for it to get hurt in a fall.

An Unwelcome Subway Passenger

By KIRK SPELMAN — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Metropolitan Diary: A grotesque insect made a crowded downtown train platform even more uncomfortable.

Counting Species on a Little Patch of Earth

By CAROL KAESUK YOON — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Rare life forms can sometimes show up on your doorstep, as a family in Washington found. But even the mundane and everyday species can be just as enchanting.

Nature-Spotting in Your Neighborhood

By CAROL KAESUK YOON — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Grab a journal and a field guide and get going — every corner of your home and neighborhood is teeming with species.

CITY ROOM; Invasive Species Threaten Dance of Spring

By MARIELLE ANZELONE — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Botanist and urban ecologist Marielle Anzelone describes invasive species, both insect and plant, that have invaded Corson's Brook Woods in Staten Island. Photo (M)/

An Ecological Dance in the Forest

By MARIELLE ANZELONE — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Spring Time: In Week 5, Norway maple leaves have made an early appearance, and American beech leaves have emerged as well.

Dance of the Bumblebees

By MARIELLE ANZELONE — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Spring Time: Bees are out foraging in a patch of forest on Staten Island.

Is Climate Change Resulting in Higher Rates of Illness?

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

There is evidence that more lives are being lost to heart and respiratory ills, as well as infectious diseases spread by carriers whose habitats are expanding.

‘Creatures of Light’ at American Museum of Natural History

By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The American Museum of Natural History is opening an exhibition, “Creatures of Light,” that looks at the strange world of bioluminesence.