Illinois insects

Sure, it's cute and fuzzy, but...this particular caterpillar has some defense mechanisms that can be really annoying and painful for any human being who decides to pick it up. Oh, and that's not the only Illinois caterpillar you should be avoiding this summer.

Struggling with Japanese beetles in your Illinois garden? There's one simple herb you can plant to keep theses destructive insects away.

We were told that these invasive pests would eventually make their way to Illinois, but it might take awhile. Well, scratch that, and get ready to do some bug-squishing, because they're here.

In all this excitement about the historic cicada emergence in Illinois, we've only been paying attention to one bug (or, billions and billions of the same bug), and we've seemingly forgotten all about the other creepy-crawlies in Illinois that can really cause you a problem.