A study finds the parasitoid wasp Tachinaephagus zealandicus to be a promising candidate for targeting the New World screwworm via biological control.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Smoke has long been the beekeeper’s secret weapon to avoid getting stung. Ancient Egyptian art dating back over 2,500 years ago depicts beekeepers blowing smoke into hives. But despite the age of this ...