Instead of removing plant-munching caterpillars, gardeners asked to take relaxed attitude to support the moths many of them grow into ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...

A parasitic wasp castrates its moth-larvae hosts by injecting them with a ‘domesticated’ virus that causes cells in the larvae’s testes to die. Now, scientists know exactly how the virus does its ...

Whether you're mowing the lawn or hosting a cookout, the last thing you want to worry about is stinging insects such as wasps. But the truth is that wasps have a somewhat undeserved bad reputation.

The Tussock moth caterpillar can be found in a variety of colors, including white, yellow, orange, and brown. The photography accompanying this article features this yellow Tussock moth caterpillar on ...

A few moths that mimic bees or wasps. Top (clockwise from left) are (1) an Arctiinae that mimics spider wasps, genus Macrocneme; (2) a clearwing moth, species Paranthrene robiniae, family Sesiidae; (3 ...

River at Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England By Naturenet CC BY-SA 3.0 A nature reserve has become the first in UK to record 10,000 species, with the discovery of a unique moth ...

Campus is currently undergoing an outbreak of California oak moth caterpillars, according to Peter Oboyski, executive director of the Essig Museum of Entomology. He said the insects, native to the ...

Wasps are probably among the least popular insects. Not only do they nibble on ham or jam, but compared to bees, they sting relatively quickly. Some people seem to fall victim to them more often. They ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

Yellow jackets and paper wasps are typically a familiar sight this time of year – buzzing around gardens, patios and hiking trails and eyeing our picnics and barbecues. But this summer, our region’s ...

You may have read that wasps are important to the natural ecosystem due to both their pollinating and pest control capabilities. In fact, wasps are considered critical to the control of numerous ...