Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Discover why using parasitoid wasps for pest control remains resilient against resistance, offering a safer alternative to chemical pesticides.

LAGRANGE – Winter can be a time of significant temperature variation. Cold snaps and warmer than usual spells often spark ...

Insects may not have the biggest brains in the animal world, but that doesn’t mean they don’t feel fear. In fact, in a study by Canadian biologists dragonflies were found to be so sensitive to their ...

Parasitoid insects, unlike parasites, kill their hosts by consuming them during their larval stage. Most parasitoids are small wasps and flies, and they infect a wide range of insects and arachnids.

Wasps seen piercing the mouth or other parts of tree frogs with their sharp weapon when being attacked Kipling might well have believed that the female of the species is more deadly than the male, but ...

Biological warfare is to be declared on an alien invader, Japanese knotweed, that swamps gardens and rivers, with the release of an insect to eat the virulent weed. The decision by the Department for ...

Light pollution is helping to drive the so-called 'insect apocalypse', experts warn, contributing to fears that 40 per cent of all bug species will be lost within decades. Artificial light at night ...

Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is ...

In the insect world, camouflage is key to survival. Masters of disguise, insects like stick insects blend seamlessly with twigs, while leaf beetles use foliage as shields. Robber flies mimic bees for ...