A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...

Insects are all around us – an ant on the sidewalk, a bee buzzing by, a butterfly floating on the breeze – and they shape the world we experience. They pollinate flowering plants, decompose waste, ...

A new study reveals that two strains of pathogenic fungi unexpectedly divide insect victims amongst themselves rather than aggressively compete for resources. University of Maryland entomologists ...

Insect-killing bacteria typically release toxins to slay their hosts. The bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens, for example, pumps insect larvae full of the lethal 'Makes caterpillars floppy 1' (Mcf1) ...

LUDINGTON, MI – Federal forest officials confirmed the discovery of invasive hemlock woolly adelgid within the Huron-Manistee National Forests near Lake Michigan. Forestry scientists found the ...

Dear Readers: Every spring, without fail, I receive numerous letters about killing insects that make life miserable. Since no one likes bugs in their home, I’m going to address this problem that many ...

One of the greatest benefits of working in a gardening and landscape business is knowing there are many great, dependable plants we can offer our customers. Plants that will flourish, be considered ...

EMMET COUNTY, Iowa (KTIV) - The Emerald Ash Borer insect has been confirmed all over Iowa. On Thursday, Oct. 17, the tree-killing insect was confirmed in all of Iowa’s 99 counties, according to a news ...

Two strains of fungi (Ma549 and Mr2575) were grown together in a lab dish containing potato dextrose agar and specially modified to glow in different colors (red and green, respectively). This image ...