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) ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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, ...

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

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (THE CONVERSATION) Insects are all around us – an ant on the sidewalk, a bee buzzing by, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...