The seedhead and root-boring weevil feed only on invasive spotted knapweed, and die when the weed is no longer available, according to USDA.

A British company breeding mosquitoes whose offspring cannot spread malaria is set to start releasing the insects into Djibouti city by the end of the year. Genetically-engineered male mosquitoes ...

The common noctule is a bat that's nothing short of extraordinary. Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and University of Potsdam researchers recently found that these bats are great at ...

Should the state use non-native insects to fight an invasive plant? The biological control may be the best solution to ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird and fire ant. But new research reveals insects are also major victims of ...

Cicadas from a 17-year cicada brood and shells shed by cicada nymphs sit at the base of a tree on May 29, 2024, in Park Ridge, Ill. Cicadas are of the order Hemiptera — the type of winged insects ...

In 2022, India's import list had an otherwise unusual itemâ parasitic wasp from countries in Africa. India was compelled to import insects, the second time since Independence, because its farmers ...