Mites are common in the Antarctic – there are hundreds of species. Some even live in the nasal cavities of penguins. Penguin ...

Preparing grasshoppers for consumption is very easy. No shechitah is required. And while there is a dispute among the rabbis whether they must be killed before they are eaten, this debate can be easil ...

Known for spending much of its life underground, the little-known American burying beetle could hold the key to developing ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...

The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct ...

Francoise Steynberg Namibia's Cabinet has instructed the agriculture ministry to monitor a potential outbreak of insect pests during the rainy season.In the north, an outbreak of an armyworm ...

North African countries are facing an unprecedented wave of locust swarms, which have spread through Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria, slowly making their way toward Morocco’s borders, prompting the ...

Growing up in Thailand’s northeastern Isan region, Suwimon Chantajohn learned from her grandfather which insects were best ... A worker provides water to African crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus ...

There’s no single, simple way to assess whether bugs feel pain, but research is giving scientists a better understanding of ...

Flowers are blooming earlier as temperatures warm, costing some pollinators the opportunity to feed. Some insects feed only ...

Scientists hope hungry black weevils imported from Louisiana can help tackle South Africa's invasive water plant problem.

Morocco’s Interior Ministry announced today that the country has heightened its preparedness levels following the detection ...