Your backyard is a bustling ecosystem filled with fascinating creatures that often go unnoticed. These small animals play vital roles in maintaining balance in your garden, from pest control to ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Insect predators found in the United States could help keep spotted lanternfly populations in check while potentially reducing reliance on chemical control methods, according to ...

Parasitoid insects, unlike parasites, kill their hosts by consuming them during their larval stage. Most parasitoids are small wasps and flies, and they infect a wide range of insects and arachnids.

Bugs? I’ve never been a fan. Just ask my husband about when a misguided fly gets in my kitchen – not good news for the fly! With other creatures, I take a more peaceful tact – I scoop them up and pop ...

Goliath stick insects (Eurycnema goliath) are among the largest and heaviest insects in Australia, with females reaching 7 inches long and up to 2 ounces in weight. Their signature defensive behavior ...

Animals have some wacky ways of protecting themselves from predators, but one bug's defense mechanism is up there with the most ingenious—and grossest. The European alder spittlebug, a tiny winged ...

Dragonflies are a common sight in late summer and early fall in Kansas, whether it be one or two of the creatures, or a whole swarm, as reported last week in and around Wichita. The dragonfly is an ...