While the prospect of fewer mosquitoes buzzing around might be compelling, insects play a crucial role in maintaining our ecosystems and supporting agriculture. Widespread use of insecticides has been ...

Crop farmers, agronomists and others who scout crops for insect injury can gain new insight through the latest version of Field Crop Insects. First published in 2012, the latest edition became ...

The changing behavior of several insects is a growing concern for foresters, a University of Idaho Extension expert says. Chris Schnepf, extension forestry educator in Post Falls, attributes the ...

The intricate world of insect encounters represents a sophisticated biological interface where human vulnerability meets evolutionary survival mechanisms. Understanding these interactions requires a ...

Two-hundred-fifty million years ago, an insect got hungry for a midnight snack. It chewed through the wide leaf of a now-extinct gigantopterid plant, sowing rows of rounded punctures. The holes were ...

Scientists long wondered what attracts insects to artificial light but lacked a good answer, until now. Researchers observed unusual flight patterns in insects flying toward artificial lights at night ...

A total solar eclipse will darken the skies in parts of the United States on April 8, but people won’t be the only ones awed by the celestial event. Totality during solar eclipses also affects the ...

Learn how environmental constraints and a lack of soil led ancient bees to reuse fossil cavities in a Caribbean cave, leaving ...

Insect feeding behaviour is a complex interplay of anatomical specialisation and physiological processes that enable insects to exploit plant tissues for nutrients. A key tool in deciphering these ...

Insects have evolved remarkably efficient strategies for navigation and foraging, employing a combination of innate behaviours and learned experiences to traverse complex environments. Their ...

A bush cricket nymph grooming its feet. Source: Ross Piper, with permission. Although I've spent many years studying various aspects of social behavior and the cognitive and emotional lives of mammals ...

Jan Švankmajer's minor work is meta approach to a 1920s satirical play designed to expose the thin line between insect and human behavior. Lesser works by great directors needn’t diminish ...