When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects. Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets, wasps, mosquitoes and more. There are more kinds of insects than there ...

Q: I keep seeing small black flying bugs in my house but they’re not fruit flies. What type of bug could they be, and how do I get rid of them? A: The short answer is that these small black bugs in ...

Entomologist Torsten Dikow, a leading expert on assassin flies, is working to connect a global community of researchers through the democratization of insect science Emma Saaty Torsten Dikow overlooks ...

The number of insect species is mind-boggling — and they are a critical part of the environment. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

In this episode of Big Ideas from the team behind Deep Look, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the ...

Invasive insect species have, in the past 20 years, replaced native insects as the "biggest problem" facing Wisconsin's trees, said Bill McNee, a forest health specialist at the Wisconsin Department ...

I was looking over my database from last year, to see if there were any distinct patterns that may appear during our growing ...