Insects live in nearly every habitat, and it’s estimated that there are currently 10 quintillion insects on the globe. So far ...

Bugs aren’t just occasional nuisances, they’re crucial to the environment. Now populations of species worldwide are falling at alarming rates. The extinction of the one-inch-wide Xerces blue butterfly ...

A long-term study in Colorado reveals that insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed areas. Over two decades, flying insect abundance dropped by more than 70%, closely linked to ...

The Mesozoic era witnessed the origin and early diversification of insect–plant pollination interactions long before the dominance of modern flowering plants. During the Triassic and Jurassic, ...

Ancient Earth once buzzed with enormous dragonfly-like insects, and scientists long thought high oxygen levels made their size possible. A new study overturns that idea, revealing insect flight ...

Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) comprise a diverse assemblage of sedentary sap-feeding insects that exhibit remarkable morphological and ecological variation. Taxonomically they are divided into ...

Pollinators and insects are vital to ecosystems and agriculture. The National Academies study population declines, habitat protection, and conservation strategies. Native plants provide the foundation ...

Insects are a genetically diverse group that interact with humans in various ways—some help feed and clothe us while others can cause diseases or threaten the food supply. It is important that we know ...

The Insect Pest Control Subprogramme of the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture plays a key role in the dissemination of nuclear and related technology information ...

Viral conspiracy posts claim there is a secret effort to spread ticks on US farms to trigger an allergy to red meat. Viral conspiracy posts claim there is a secret effort to spread ticks on US farms ...