The first issue of the Journal of The New York Entomological Society was published in March of 1893, and it is still in publication. Authors deal with many aspects of entomology, but the theme is of a ...

Grasshoppers and crickets could provide a growing world population with a substantial portion of the protein it needs. For the first time ever, scientists have explored what kind of feedstuffs might ...

These insects, including pollinators, predators, and crop pests, play a vital role in moving nutrients, energy, and genetic material across ecosystems. Studying them has proven notoriously difficult, ...

University of Massachusetts biologist Elizabeth Brainerd is part of a team that recently completed a study on how certain types of ants and bees are able to walk on vertical surfaces – or even ...

Remember the horror film The Swarm, in which a bunch of killer bees go on a rampage, destroying a military base and crashing helicopters? Or Them!, in which giant, irradiated ants attempt to take over ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This publication reviews work and observations on insects, mites and nematodes which damage onions, garlic, beetroot, carrots and lettuce. The ...

Herman Henstenburgh was one of three notable still-life and natural history artists from Hoorn, who established that town as a center for their very distinctive, highly detailed and decorative ...

Silverfish, small silvery-blue insects that resemble fish, are making themselves at home in British households. These ...

We rarely see insects in close up, unless we wake up from a nap outside on a spring day and find one creeping slowly across our eyeball, various proboscii dripping. And even (perhaps especially!) in ...

Gardening is a rewarding activity that also has its challenges, including finding ways to keep pests at bay. From rabbits and squirrels who nibble at veggies, to deer who eat flowers, to mosquitoes ...