Worm castings owe their pest control capacity to chitinase, an enzyme that breaks down chitin, an integral constituent of insect exoskeletons, fungus cell walls, and nematode eggshells.

Identifying the flesh-eating parasite, which actually isn't a worm, is key to keeping it out of the U.S. Recognizing a ...

Nematodes tiny yet mighty form wriggling towers to survive and travel as a team. Long thought to exist only in labs, ...

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...

Need a mobile home? An incubation chamber? Dinner? Hundreds of species have hit on an elegant solution: find a nice juicy ...

Scientists have observed that under intense environmental pressure, nematode worms assemble into towering collective structures to disperse by hitching rides on passing insects. This phenomenon, ...

Worm tower (C. sp. 8) attaching to the passing fly and traveling on the vector until it reaches the next substrate and detaches. CREDIT: Perez et al. (2025) Current Biology.

Today's Bug of the Week raises the “ick” factor to a higher level. Looking like something out of a sci-fi movie, Vivivanne ...

Insect-based feed offers a sustainable solution to reduce environmental impact and combat antimicrobial resistance in ...

On top of the freakiness of them, Penn State states how the worm produces a neurotoxin known as tetrodotoxin. Tetrodotoxin can irritate the skin of humans who come into contact with them, and might ...