New research finds that 79 percent of Fiji's endemic ant species—those that are native to and only found on the ...

Tom Wassmer points at a malaise trap, which is used to collect samples of flying insects for research. A biology professor at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, Wassmer is among many ...

According to the Smithsonian, America is home to 91,000 described species of insects, with 73,000 more than are undescribed.

Austin, Texas — Under a microscope, a mosquito can look stunning. Their blue-green iridescent scales, purple bands, and ...

Somehow, queen ants can mate with males of another species and clone them, producing eggs from another species entirely.

A research team led by Prof. Huang Diying from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of ...

Safeguarding your trees against pests is important to their health and longevity. Invasive species can wreak havoc by defoliating or infecting trees, and left untreated, can lead to loss of limbs and ...

In a small persimmon orchard in northern Greece, scientists carefully open paper bags to release thousands of flies, in an ...

Thursday’s weather radar featured what experts believe to be a mass of spotted lanternflies, an invasive species, moving ...

Ohio State University Master Gardener Volunteers' Native Plant Sale will take place Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Waterman Learning Gardens.

A parasitic disease, which can be fatal, is spreading through an insect in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, or T. cruzi, ...