Since the insect population remains unaltered, paratransgenesis may pose less risk to ecosystems. Insects tend to adapt quickly to the methods humans use to control them, so it is advantageous to have ...

Not all fluff is friendly, and there's nobody better than Megalopyge opercularis, or Puss Caterpillar, to teach us that lesson. This caterpillar looks almost unreal at first glance. It's covered in ...

A new biological pest control method that targets the lifespan of female insects could significantly reduce the threat of insect pests such as disease-carrying mosquitoes by offering faster and more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arizona's plants and creepy crawlers are always trying to hurt you. Or at least that's how the joke goes, and it certainly does ...

Estonia is seeing the rise of a worrying new pest: The birch sawfly. While this invasive species has been spotted in the country before, it seems to be gaining a firmer foothold now and having a much ...

When we walked with a colleague into an aspen forest near Madison, Wisconsin, in the early spring of 2021, we expected to finalize our plans for a research project on several species of insects that ...

Insects do a lot more harm than ruining picnics. Some insects spread devastating diseases, while others cause staggering economic losses in agriculture. To control some of these pests, scientists are ...