insects

Phloem-feeding insects and pathogens cause tremendous economic losses worldwide and represent some of the most difficult pests to understand due to their specialized feeding strategies

Scientists have found that mosquitoes are changing their hunting routines in response to host cues

Grasshoppers and silkworms have antioxidant capacity similar to fresh orange juice, says study

Monocultures are increasing worldwide, taking up more land than ever

The benefits of increasing insect consumption have been widely explored, but not the technological and processing approaches that can help achieve this goal

In what is believed to be a first for North America, biologists discovered that meat-eating pitcher plants consume not just bugs but also young salamanders

Cultured insect tissue could combine the planet-saving best of insect farming, GM livestock, labriculture, and plant-based meat substitutes

Cockroaches have a reputation for resilience, even when it comes to surviving a nuclear bomb and radiation

Engineers will develop sensors that know when cornfields are getting attacked by insects or weeds

Termites play an important role in the ecosystem as decomposers and facilitate nutrient cycling, enhance soil moisture and affect nutrients