When people think of venomous animals, insects rarely come to mind—but they should. From predatory stink bugs with ...

The Asian needle ant, a stinging invasive species native to East Asia, has established itself across hardwood forests in the ...

Since the insect population remains unaltered, paratransgenesis may pose less risk to ecosystems. Insects tend to adapt quickly to the methods humans use to control them, so it is advantageous to have ...

This summer, utilize organic-compatible management practices and products to control insects and avoid the unnecessary ...

Arizona's plants and creepy crawlers are always trying to hurt you. Or at least that's how the joke goes, and it certainly does seem that way sometimes. Between the rattlesnakes, Gila monsters 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 ...

If you thought the Amazon Rainforest is only about venomous snakes, giant anacondas, jaguars, and caimans, this one’s for you ...

New research out of Penn State suggests that spotted lanternflies may be gaining built-in "toxic shields" against birds, an alarming development in the fight against the invasive pest. In a study ...

Insects that spread disease and damage crops could be controlled by inserting poisons from spider and sea anemone venom into males’ reproductive systems, killing females they mate with. Samuel Beach ...