What kind of wasps are in the Lowcountry and how can you avoid stings? Here's what to know about these pesky summer insects.

Scientists used 3D-printed insect models to study how disguises help harmless species fool predators and survive in the wild.

The study aims to identify patterns of changes in gene activity during insect development that undergo complete metamorphosis from egg to larva, pupa, and adult. The results were published in the ...

The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes a while to reach that part of its adult life.

Set out baits labeled for carpenter ants. Baits can be effective because ants share food with each other, says Benson. Place ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

For many of us in the High Country, seeing beautiful butterflies fluttering through the air, or sitting on flowers, is a ...

How to avoid, identify and treat insect bites this summer by Marta Diarte Oliva, Alejandro J. Almenar Arasanz, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

Researchers identify new pathway of resistance to one of the three insect-repelling proteins used in Bt cotton by Ian Dewar, CSIRO edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

It’s a nutritious food source packed with proteins, vitamins and healthy fats. It’s also a popular one, consumed annually by more than 2 billion people around the world. Entomophagy, the practice of ...

Pupae were kept for 25 days in an incubator, adjusted at 12 hours photophase: 12 hours scotophase, temperature of 26 ± 2 ºC, and relative humidity of 75 ± 10%. Upon emergence, adult insects were sexed ...