With a rich and well understood natural history and a long tradition of being used to address fundamental issues in development, neuroscience, behaviour, ecology and evolution, social insects are ...

Insects add to the overall environment in Aloft, but they can also help you with crafting. Whether you need insects to improve the health of an ecosystem or you’re foraging for honey, insects ...

He identified 1,500-8,000 specimens per year, and to questions that did not involve scale insects, his answer was: ‘I’ll think about it’ Douglas Williams, the entomologist, who has died aged ...

No matter how careful you are about animals in your home, or how much care you take when you are outdoors, animal and insect bites and stings are sometimes unavoidable. Fleas, mites, and chiggers ...

The work is published in the Biodiversity Data Journal. The aquatic insect is small, with its wings less than 5 mm long. Its name, "lumbardhi," honors the local Albanian name for the river ...

Stick bugs are a fascinating insect variety. They have uniquely camouflaged bodies that make them fun models in science education. But their eating habits can devastate trees and damage forests.

The number of brown hairstreak butterflies on a nature reserve is stable, a wildlife trust says. Active worker bumblebees were spotted in Scotland over the Christmas break. Examining captured ...

To improve the quality of life for the state, nation and the world by advancing scientific knowledge through the development and application of arthropod science. The Department of Entomology offers ...

12 Types of Insect Bites and How to Identify Them Knowing what stung you or bit you can help you distinguish between a temporary annoyance and a potential medical emergency. If you are allergic to ...

Scientists have identified about 1,744,204 distinct species of insects. That’s an impressive number, but a mere drop in the bucket compared to the number of species waiting to be discovered. The total ...

The interaction between bacteria and insects can significantly impact a wide range of different areas because bacteria and insects are widely distributed around the globe. The bacterial-insect ...