Just like “the dress” divided the internet a decade ago, the insect smell question is one of the latest debates. So, why do some people pick up these odors, while others don’t? The answer ...

Despite general indifference, studies continue to draw alarming conclusions about the dramatic collapse of insect populations in Europe and elsewhere in the world. Yet these tiny creatures play a ...

Nicknamed “aphid wolves,” lacewings are beneficial insects with a voracious appetite for common pests. These generalist predators consume various prey in their larval and adult stages. Surprisingly, ...

After a trip out-of-state, Jake Vander Zanden had just returned to his home in Madison on Sunday when he saw them: thousands of midges, also known as lake flies, forming a pulsating plume above ...

Leaf-feeding insects are a part of life in the Peninsula’s rich horticultural landscape. The region’s mild Mediterranean climate and diverse variety of native and ornamental trees create an ideal ...

Get to know the bat-eared fox, an insect-eating creature found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa (and also the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.) Mike Bock This peculiar-looking canine lives in ...

People who are hypersensitive to other stinging insects may be at increased risk of anaphylaxis from Asian needle ant stings and should exercise caution, according to the Forest Service.

Bugging Out can be started right after The Nature of Shadows if you select insect catching as your interest for animal specimens. Otherwise the quest will become available after you complete the one ...

The grass is also home to pollinators and other beneficial insects, including crop-pest predators. Any non-essential mowing, including cutting for hay, is prohibited.

On August 21, 2017, a team of researchers from the University of Alabama used an unprecedented array of high-tech weather instruments to study how both the atmosphere and insects responded during ...

These insects belong to a group known as periodical cicadas, which surface in large numbers every 13 or 17 years. Brood XIV is on a 17-year cycle, meaning the last time they appeared was back in 2008.

Think vomiting, throat swelling and even bloody urine. Blister beetles are long, narrow insects found across the U.S., ranging from 0.3 to 1.2 inches. Their soft bodies can be black, gray ...