University of Florida researchers have mapped out new intel on the lifecycle and habits of the Thrips parvispinus pest for ...

Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. “We noticed that, compared with natural ecosystems, tree ...

The specific type of pesticide that was banned is neonicotinoids. It indiscriminately kills all insects it comes into contact ...

A recent study led by Prof. ZHANG Xiaoming's team at the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

(CNN) -- Insect populations are declining precipitously worldwide due to pesticide use and other factors, with a potentially "catastrophic" effect on the planet, a study has warned. More than 40% of ...

Does that toughness protect them ... or does it make them vulnerable?" Researchers sound alarm after making concerning ...

DIMITRI LASCARIS: This is Dimitri Lascaris, reporting for The Real News Network from Montreal, Canada. As has been widely reported, the Earth is at the start of the sixth mass extinction in its ...

Insects around the world are in a crisis, according to a small but growing number of long-term studies showing dramatic declines in invertebrate populations. A new report suggests that the problem is ...