Garden insects — from bumblebees to centipedes — play essential but often overlooked roles in pollination, decomposition and pest control that keep ecosystems thriving.

As temperatures drop, insects face conditions that can quickly become fatal. This video explores where bugs go during winter and the biological strategies they use to survive extreme cold. Some ...

These invasive bugs come in looking for warmth.

Insects may sometimes seem like a scourge on humanity, but without them, our lives would look very different. The quintillions of insects that inhabit our world help feed us, clothe us and have ...

One of the joys of winter is the absence of biting mosquitoes and black flies, stinging bees, and gardening nuisances such as ...

Mosquitoes are some of the fastest-flying insects. Flapping their wings more than 800 times a second, they achieve their speed because the muscles in their wings can flap faster than their nervous ...

Whereas humans have one receptor on their tongues that can detect all sorts of sweet things, from real sugar to artificial sweeteners like aspartame, insects have many receptors that each detect ...

In 1988, police officers in Australia came for Ian Dadour. Not because the entomologist was under arrest, but because they needed his expertise. Investigators asked Dadour to estimate the ages of ...

Cities are known to shape the evolution of wildlife within them, but according to a study of European cities published in the ...

Insect netting can make a huge difference to your yard, but it's important to select the correct variety, keeping in mind which pests are damaging your plants.

Learn how to spot bed bugs, what to do in the event of an infestation, and tips for keeping the critters out of your home.