In the search for gentler alternatives to address pests and diseases, chemical ecology has emerged as an innovative tool.

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 ...

Many fungi lead triple lives—acting as deadly insect pathogens, decomposers in the soil, and helpful partners living inside ...

Cell 25 in Block 9 of Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary is now a cabinet of curiosities representing the animal life of this stabilized ruin. Specifically, it’s focused on some of the smaller ...

Oak forests support a rich assemblage of insects that fulfil crucial ecological roles while also presenting significant management challenges. From saproxylic beetles that drive wood decomposition and ...

When we walked with a colleague into an aspen forest near Madison, Wisconsin, in the early spring of 2021, we expected to finalize our plans for a research project on several species of insects that ...

Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) comprise a diverse assemblage of sedentary sap-feeding insects that exhibit remarkable morphological and ecological variation. Taxonomically they are divided into ...

Explore the black beauty stick insect, a rare nocturnal insect from Peru with striking features and unique defenses.

A recent study provides evidence that some results of behavioral experiments with insects cannot be fully reproduced. So far, possible reproducibility problems have been little discussed in this ...

A stark reality has emerged from Ontario's Long Point Bird Observatory: over 60% of flying insects have vanished in four ...

Roland Roth Ecology Woods is a 35-acre urban forest on CANR’s Newark campus. The tranquil woodland offers opportunities to study wildlife, ecosystems, and the effects of habitat fragmentation just ...