According to a new study by the University of Würzburg, Bavarian meadows are the most monotonous insect habitats.

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...

Tom Wassmer is crouched down in a pasture, staring very intently at some cow manure. Wassmer is pointing at a nondescript dung beetle, no bigger than a grain of rice, with a shiny black head and a ...

Researchers from the University of Konstanz have studied how insect brains take in complex light stimuli and process them in ...

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

Cities are known to shape the evolution of wildlife within them, but according to a study of European cities published in the ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...

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Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. “We noticed that, compared with natural ecosystems, tree ...

Plant life is a hard life when it comes to fending off insects, and the farther one gets from the equator, the more difficult it can be, according to a study on plant-insect interactions published ...

A study by International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe) is now rooting for insects as the new source of food for the continent. In the wake of food security in the region coupled with ...

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 ...