A worker at Protifly, a France-based insect farming startup, holds black soldier fly larvae. \| Mehdi Fedouach/AFP via “We ...

Scale insects can be difficult to identify. At a first glance, they look like small bumps on the stems of leaves of your plants, making them easy to mistake as part of the plant itself. But beneath ...

Nearly 90 percent of insect and arachnid species in North America lack conservation status, leaving major gaps in biodiversity protection.

Colorado State Extension says late-winter applications of hort oil are potentially useful against these pests: aphids that curl leaves in spring; caterpillars that overwinter as e ...

Scientists created the largest 3D archive of ant anatomy ever assembled, scanning nearly 2,200 specimens across almost 800 ...

The coconut scale insect (CSI), an invasive pest that causes low yield, have infested more trees in the Visayas and Mindanao, ...

Germany is exploring controversial defence research creating bioelectronic insects for surveillance. A startup, SWARM ...

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

From venomous ants to zombie wasps, these insect predators deploy some of the grisliest hunting strategies in the natural ...

The global insect protein industry is expanding rapidly as food producers, aquaculture companies, and pet food manufacturers explore alternative protein sources. Crickets are increasingly processed ...

While aloe vera makes for a great indoor plant, it's not immune to pest issues. Here's how to spot common critters and what ...

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of ...