Spiders are also affected. The same source reports that vinegar acts as both a repellent and, on direct contact, a killing ...

Researchers are translating pest insects' vibrational language to use it against them.

BEIJING -- A group of Chinese researchers has discovered the biosynthesis and release process of the key pheromone that causes a locust outbreak, making an important contribution to the ecological ...

ABSTRACT: Epigenetic mechanisms regulate and stabilize a broad range of biological processes without altering the primary DNA sequence. This regulation is achieved through DNA methylation, ...

French startup Ÿnsect shot into the spotlight when “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. touted its merits on the “Late Show” during Super Bowl weekend 2021. Now, nearly four years later, the insect ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we read an email from a listener who, as a kid, shared a fun fact with her classroom: polar bears have black skin. Her teacher not only told her she was wrong ...

Bumble bees are often seen as basic, instinct-driven insects – hardly the type to transmit anything resembling emotion. But new research is challenging that view. The study shows that bumble bees ...

After shunning U.S. soybeans this year, China pledged to buy 25 million tons of soybeans annually for the next three years as part of the U.S.-China trade deal. We asked Minnesota Rep. Brad Finstad ...

A recent Journal of Orthoptera Research article describes two newly identified katydid species endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains. The study examined the morphology and acoustic behaviors ...