The fading of insects from the world is not immediate. It is a slow and painful unraveling. Starting subtly, we will notice a little less honey, fewer strawberries in season, and tomatoes that ...

Male stick insect hatches from all-female colony at Science World in 'extremely rare' event Experts wonder if a glitch in the cloning process led to the production of a male insect.

While the Bogong moth is not the only insect to use the stars for guidance, it is the first to do so for long-distance journeys, scientists said.

The colorful pigment extracted from the lac insect may actually be produced by a symbiotic yeast-like organism living inside the insect, a new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of ...

Following the recent storms in Bexar County, residents might notice large groups of flying insects — but what are these creatures?

Insects are small but have a huge impact. Insects represent more than half of all wild species on the planet, with more than a million described species. Their variety amazes some people and disgusts ...

Insects are crucial for the health of nature, whereas humans are not. And since insects are ‘dropping like flies’, does loss of insects mean nature is collapsing? That question of whether ...

When it comes to keeping bugs out of your house, "an ounce of prevention certainly is worth a pound of cure," said one expert.

Water bugs are often confused with cockroaches, but do water bugs bite? Entomologists break down the key differences and how to handle water bugs in your home.

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an ...

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 ...