Unlike native ladybugs, Asian lady beetles are aggressive home invaders, often gathering by the hundreds in wall voids, ...

It’s hard to relax at home when you're seeing bugs and wonder if there are more lurking around the corner. That’s the reality for many people, as bugs are in the majority of homes. That’s why it’s ...

After cold winters, invertebrates such as honeybees and paper wasps seem to disappear and then suddenly return in large ...

Here’s the thing about winter: while you’re bundling up and sipping hot cocoa, there’s an entire hidden world beneath your feet getting cozy for the season. That soft, earthy layer of mulch around ...

To assess the state of our creepier, crawlier neighbors, Figueroa and her graduate student, Wes Walsh, the paper’s lead ...

Insects on roads face immense pressure from vehicles. Yet, some beetles surprisingly survive these encounters. Their survival ...

My pre-K students always jump at the opportunity to explore nature, and they also love digging into bugs. I previously assumed that lessons about insects were only possible in the springtime, but that ...

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 seem ...

But the past decade has shown that even if you build an insect farm, the global market may not come. Of the 20 or so largest ...

Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of water striders in the genus Halobates, which live on the ocean’s surface, far ...