Symbiosis, or the interaction of two unalike species, is common and often necessary for survival. In insects, symbiotic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects. Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets, ...

For all the insects that you see, there are dozens more zipping above your head. Many are too small to catch with the naked ...

Insects live in nearly every habitat, and it’s estimated that there are currently 10 quintillion insects on the globe. So far ...

Gardens across America can turn into battlefields faster than expected when pests show up uninvited. Aphids, slugs, beetles, and caterpillars do not wait politely before they move in and start feeding ...

Scientists used a natural pine scent called pinene to chemically mimic food, easily overriding the natural avoidance ...

Entomologists say insects are declining at alarming rates — one major study estimates we’re losing 2% in total insect biomass every year. Now, the National Academy of Sciences is preparing to embark ...

Most of us don’t think twice before brushing away an insect. They’re small, familiar, and often just part of everyday ...

Giant prehistoric insects may not have depended on high oxygen levels after all. Scientists now think something else must ...

As married research professors at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dustin Gilbert and Anne Murray often discuss their work once they get home each night. Their fields of study rarely crossover.

Tom Wassmer points at a malaise trap, which is used to collect samples of flying insects for research. A biology professor at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, Wassmer is among many ...