Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...

Tom Wassmer is crouched down in a pasture, staring very intently at some cow manure. Wassmer is pointing at a nondescript dung beetle, no bigger than a grain of rice, with a shiny black head and a ...

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Scientists from University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) collected kissing bugs near homes and outdoor spaces along the ...

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) researchers discovered “unusually” high levels of the Chagas disease parasite found ...

Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. “We noticed that, compared with natural ecosystems, tree ...

A study by International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe) is now rooting for insects as the new source of food for the continent. In the wake of food security in the region coupled with ...

Entomologists say insects are declining at alarming rates — one major study estimates we’re losing 2% in total insect biomass every year. Now, the National Academy of Sciences is preparing to embark ...