Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

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

Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even invading our homes. Despite inhabiting nearly every corner of the planet, many of the most common insect species ...

Centipedes are not insects either. But centipedes are more closely related to insects than worms are. And that is because ...

The spiny leaf insect mother not only abandons her eggs, she's also figured out how to trick someone else into protecting and ...

A statewide DNA barcoding project aims to document California’s insects for the first time, creating a crucial baseline as ...

Entomophagy has long been recognised as an underutilised strategy to address food security issues. Eating insects is one part ...