Insect populations have been declining across the world at an alarming rate, but no one has been sure why. According to a new study, intense agricultural practices are at the top of the list of ...

“Jim was the teaching assistant for one of my required classes: insect behavior,” Leslie said. “He helped me with my project on doodlebugs. I wanted to see if lack of food would make them ...

Declining insect biodiversity in the tropics Date: April 8, 2025 Source: The University of Hong Kong Summary: Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical ...

Now Bladee stands posed with a sword, ready to slay his own. He seems to see something of himself in the saint’s quest, a mirror to the way he has tried and so far failed to eradicate the ...

A UK-wide decline in bug splats recorded on car number plates indicates an "alarming" fall in the number of flying insects, UK scientists said in a survey published Wednesday. The 2024 Bugs Matter ...

A team of ecologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) are leading an international initiative to investigate the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects ...

LONDON – A UK-wide decline in bug splats recorded on car number plates indicates an “alarming” fall in the number of flying insects, UK scientists said in a survey published on April 30.

One of the nation's biggest insect zoos is coming to a bittersweet end. After 30 years of "spreading bug love," Iowa State University's Insect Zoo is coming to an end. The university's College of ...

An invasive aphidlike insect that attacks and kills hemlock trees is expanding its range across Ontario, prompting an alert from York Region. Hemlock woolly adelgid attacks and kills hemlock trees by ...

The newly discovered moth species disguises itself as a larva by covering itself with insect parts. Daniel Rubinoff Researchers in Hawaii have discovered a rare, carnivorous caterpillar with a ...

Columbus' upcoming spring will be relatively quiet as its cicadas remain firmly underground. Southwest Ohio will have no such luck. Cicadas from Brood XIV have been living underground for 17 years ...

South Carolina hardly has a shortage of its own insect species. During late spring and into summer, insects of all shapes and sizes will make their presence known across the Palmetto State.