New research has shed light on the importance of revolutionising methods in entomology. A publication titled "The need for a (non-destructive) method revolution in entomology" has highlighted how to ...

The sterile insect technique is an environmentally-friendly insect pest control method involving the mass-rearing and sterilization, using radiation, of a target pest, followed by the systematic ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- About 80 percent of all animals on the planet are insects, and the Enns Entomology Museum at the University of Missouri has one of the most important collections in the world. The ...

COLLEGE STATION - Although many people don't realize it, the Texas A&M University department of entomology has for years had a collection of numerous different types of insects. "We have almost 2 ...

Insects show a variety of species-specific innate behaviors (instinctive behaviors). For example, a worker honeybee that has found flower nectar exhibits 8-shape waggle-dances upon returning to its ...