Giant prehistoric insects may not have depended on high oxygen levels after all. Scientists now think something else must ...

Should you worry about insects in live Christmas trees? Thousands of bugs live inside growing evergreen trees, but experts say it should not be of much concern at Christmastime. At the Dorwood ...

Halloween might be over, but the swarms of multicolored, spotted “ladybugs” this fall can look like a scene from a horror movie. Illinois residents might have noticed an uptick in these harmless ...

When I was little, I loved chasing butterflies. It’s fun to run after them as they flit and flutter. But I didn’t eat them. I asked my friend Rich Zack if that was an oversight. He’s an insect ...

The 17-year cicada emergence is happening on Cape Cod and nearby areas. Cicadas are members of hemiptera, or true bugs. Citizen scientists can join the Cicada Brood XIV count. Woo! Science is a column ...

The mild winter that has given many Northern farmers a break from shoveling and a welcome chance to catch up on maintenance could lead to a tough spring as many pests that would normally freeze have ...

When you want to learn about ecology, biodiversity, climate change or even humanity, you might start by popping open your favorite internet search engine. But thanks to entomology, some of the best ...