How insects are reshaping nutrition science by combining high-quality nutrients with environmental efficiency and what the ...

A warming climate is disrupting the delicate balance of nature. An international team of scientists led by entomologists from ...

“Six years into its North American invasion, the elm zigzag sawfly ( Aproceros leucopoda) is making waves – or, more ...

Some wasps are unsettling, and then there are species so extreme that even the scientists who study them reach for words like “horror,” “vampire,” and “nightmare.” These insects combine outsized ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird and fire ant. But new research reveals insects are also major victims of ...

The jewel wasp uses one of the most extreme parasitic strategies found in nature. After manipulating a cockroach’s behavior, the wasp lays its eggs inside a living host. The larvae then develop by ...

Researchers across the Upper Midwest are keeping a close eye on soybean tentiform leafminer, an insect that’s recently been confirmed in soybean fields across several states – including Minnesota, ...

The darkling beetle's version of a food pyramid would be atypical, to say the least. That's because of a highly adaptable digestive system that allows the insect to dine on objects with low ...