Deep-diving insect larvae are challenging a long-held idea about why there are almost no insects in the ocean, thanks to sturdy air sacs. In Lake Malawi in East Africa, billions of lake fly larvae ...

Like it or not, insects are everywhere, including places where you may not want them to be. Yet there is one environment that ...

Insects are everywhere: from fruit flies to ants to bees to cockroaches, they are seemingly inescapable. The paper eliminates a popular theory as to why insects can’t live in oceans—namely that ...

Deep-diving insect larvae are challenging a long-held idea about why there are no insects in the ocean, thanks to adaptable air sacs.

Temnothorax nylanderi. (April Nobile/AntWeb/CC BY 4.0) Imagine a parasite that makes you live up to 10 times longer than you ...

A moth caterpillar identified by the agribusiness sector as one of the most destructive pests of soybean, cotton and corn crops may harbor fungi and bacteria in its gut that can degrade expanded ...

Some of the fiercest beasts of prey in your garden are on your side. They’re predatory insects that protect your plants by ...

Not all garden bugs are pests, some are vital helpers that pollinate plants or control harmful insects, making your garden ...

Grubs taking over your garden could leave you with plants that have damaged roots, but lavender could help to deter these ...

A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

Earwigs are seemingly everywhere in the Gem State during the summer. Despite their name and long pincers, they’re not scary — just strange.

Scientists are preparing to release genetically modified "NovoFly" insects in Panama to combat the flesh-eating New World screwworm, a parasite threatening livestock across North and Central America.