Researchers surveying southern California garden stores discovered the invasive Thrips parvispinus hiding on ornamental plants, showing the pest may be more widespread than previously reported and ...

Several ornamental plants commonly claimed to be mosquito-repellent don't actually keep mosquitoes away under real-world ...

A tractor-mounted vacuum successfully removed many crop-damaging insects in field tests, offering farmers a promising, ...

Researchers are exploring how to turn weeds into feed for farmed insects, creating protein for food and livestock feed while producing natural fertilizer. A new review suggests a circular agriculture ...

A new high-throughput respiration-measuring system lets scientists monitor up to 240 insects and other invertebrates at once, making it far easier to study insects' resting metabolic rates and how ...

Learn how creating pollinator habitats helps support conservation efforts. Syngenta partners with Monarch Joint Venture to support efforts to protect and enhance pollinator habitat across North ...

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Several ornamental plants commonly claimed to be mosquito-repellent don’t actually keep mosquitoes away under real-world conditions, a new study shows. Researchers say people should rely on proven ...

For entomology students, life does not always take place amid a crowded campus and busy hallways. One entomology graduate student shares how working and living at a remote research station has shaped ...

Despite their medical significance, not much is known about Lonomia species’ life cycles and biology. The deadly hemotoxic effects of Lonomia caterpillars have only been scientifically described in ...

An Aedes aegypti mosquito with an abnormally large blood meal (left) next to typical engorged mosquito (right) for comparison. (Photo by Perran Ross, Ph.D. By Perran Ross, Ph.D. Perran Ross, Ph.D. An ...

An Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, rests on a leaf. Photo by Dr. Ary Faraji. This species is closely associated with humans both in its native range as well as in North America. We provide not ...