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 ...

Insect decline is being driven by losses among the locally more common species, according to a new study. The meta-analysis of 923 locations around the world notes two significant trends: 1) the ...

Learning to identify bug bites and stings will help you get the right treatment. We break down the bites of mosquitos, fleas, ...

Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is already moving to squash it. But a lot of the insects in a normal backyard are ...

Many kinds of harmful invasive species enter and spread throughout the United States on land or in water through various pathways. Non-native plants, animals, algae, fungus, or disease-causing ...

Researchers at iDiv looked at long-term trends of land-based insects, such as beetles, moths, and grasshoppers, and found that decreases in the number of the formerly most common species have ...