The discovery of the Chilean recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta) in Porto is the first record of this venomous species in ...

From changing climates to disappearing insect species, experts offered a peek at the science behind phenomena in nature at ...

Diapause is one of the most remarkable adaptive strategies evolved by insects to survive predictable periods of environmental adversity. By integrating ...

Ryan Grigson is back, Chris Cooper gets promoted, and training camp is finally close enough to smell the food trucks.

These stinging picnic pests don’t deserve our enmity and fear – they are impressive architects that belong to highly ...

Diapause is a fascinating form of biological dormancy employed by a broad array of animals as a survival strategy to endure ...

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has confirmed the state’s first detection of elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda) in St. Clair County. The inva ...

The generally accepted figure for the number of insect species on the planet is about six million. Or at least that was the ...

A new study more than doubles previous estimates of how many distinct kinds of insects are currently inhabiting the planet.

The warmer months bring more bugs. Specifically, mid-June through September is prime time for dragonflies. Beyond their ...

Experts have accepted an estimate of around six million living insect species, an appraisal that has stood for the last 40 ...

A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 million to 14 million more species than people thought, ...