Update for Veterinarians program will take place on June 26 at the McNay Research Farm near Chariton. The annual Iowa State ...

“If the world and CITES continue to ignore the unseen pillars of the global ecosystems, trees stop growing, soil loses ...

Charles Dewhurst, who has died aged 78, was a professional entomologist who worked around the world on projects from ...

Don’t play with poo — unless you’re a dung beetle. Then, by all means! This insect plays with animal excrement (*shudder*), and while it may be gross, it’s actually a crucial part of our ecosystem.

Some dung beetles are native to California, but many have been imported to help reduce damage from cattle farming. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge spoke with an entomologist about their role ...

"I have found 12 different dung beetle species [in this little patch of Worcester]," she says proudly. "I think people don't appreciate the biodiversity that's right in their backyard. Essentially ...

This was just one of two new species that was recently described by Deschodt, who has been involved in the discovery and description of more than 50 dung beetle species. News about the species ...

Researchers from ATREE said the world has over 5,000 dung beetle species, of which 500 are in India and 130 in Bengaluru. BENGALURU: A tiny, yet an important insect that plays a silent but ...

Entomologists from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) have now discovered a new species of dung beetle, Onitis visthara, further emphasising the urgent need for ...