Scientists have completed the genetic analysis on a species of African midge, which can survive a wide array of extreme conditions including large variations in temperature, extreme drought and even ...

As millions pour every year into the Crown of the Continent — outfitted perhaps for any variety of Montanan adventure — one retired biochemist equipped with little more than a sharp putty-knife has ...

Small insects that inhabit some of the most remote parts of the United States are sending a strong message about climate change. New research suggests that changes in midge communities in some of ...

Greg Courtney is a Professor of Entomology and Curator of the Iowa State Insect Collection at Iowa State University. His research has been funded by various US-based organizations, including the ...

Summer is almost here, and the bugs are arriving, too: The warmer weather has brought new concerns about midges, ticks and much-disdained spotted lanternflies. Here’s what to know about possible ...

Entomologists in Bradford County have confirmed the first official case of a new invasive species in Pennsylvania, a tiny insect known as the swede midge. Measuring just 1/16th of an inch, the pests ...

Nick Teets (left) and Leslie Potts (right) on a 2018 trip to Antarctica. The two are now part of an international research team, being led by Teets, that are going to study Antarctic midges, which are ...

Biting midges are very tiny flies that are the bane of the gardener’s existence. There are over two dozen species in Mississippi. Active throughout most of the year, their populations peak twice a ...

Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human ...

Rising temperatures in Antarctica could endanger the only insect native to the frozen continent. Researchers at the University of Kentucky, led by insect psychologist Nicholas Teets studied the ...