While insect populations continue to decline, taxonomic expertise in Europe is at serious risk, confirms data obtained within the European Red List of Insect Taxonomists, a recent study commissioned ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before - at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

Insects are the largest taxonomic group in the animal kingdom. Three out of four described animal species belong to the class Insecta. They are widely distributed in terrestrial and aquatic ...

Getting to know members of the Tephritid family can be quite a colourful experience. Tephritidae is the family name of fruit flies, one of the most damaging insect pests of horticultural products ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 11, 2024) A literature review in Environments, written by researchers from South Korea and Ghana, highlights the threat to nontarget species and the biodiversity of ...

The number of insect species is mind-boggling — and they are a critical part of the environment. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

We’re Discovering Species Faster Now Than in the ‘Golden Age’ of Exploration In A Nutshell Record-breaking pace: 2020 saw more new species formally described (17,044) than any year in history, with ...

Every year, scientists add thousands of new names to the great book of life. This momentum was initiated by the work of ...