The proposed facility would use a method known as the sterile insect technique, releasing sterilized male flies into affected areas to disrupt reproduction. This approach helped eliminate ...

Their suffering is not limited to displacement and food shortages—it now includes an invasion of insects and pests into their tents, including fleas, mosquitoes, and flies, which feed on their bodies ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Australia's emerging insect industry needs to overcome critical barriers to expanding. Insects have a wide range of potential uses that address sustainability, food security and waste reduction.

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.

In both Drosophila and mammals, the brain contains the most diverse population of cell types of any tissue. It is generally accepted that transcriptional diversity is an early step in generating ...

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.

Neighbours have been left "afraid" to go outside after insects swarmed their street in spectacular fashion. A residential road in Southmead has had a makeover thanks to masses of ermine moth ...