While some gardeners still think that any bug in the garden is a bad bug, change is in the air. Most plant-lovers now realize that insects and plants go hand-in-hand and that there are far more ...

Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

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 ...

More than 1,000 third graders from across Tulsa spent Thursday learning about insects up close during the Exploring Insects event hosted by Tulsa Master Gardeners and OSU at Expo Square. TULSA, Okla. ...

Researchers at the University of California Riverside found that bed bugs avoid water because it can block their breathing.

Have you ever wondered about the weird-looking bug you found? Insects, spiders, and other “not-so-creepy crawlers” are some of the coolest living things to find while exploring outdoors, whether we ...

We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many answers have been proposed; some have suggested that insects have a direct attraction to the light itself; others have said ...

Ants and other species who lived alongside dinosaurs but preserved in fossilized tree resin reveal a great deal about their ...

Carnivorous plants are some of the most interesting lifeforms in the world. While most plants rely solely on sunlight and ...

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 ...