AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

AMES, Iowa – Sometimes an entomologist has to fight fire with fire. Or bugs with bugs, as the case may be. Iowa State University entomologists are studying the possibility of combating soybean aphids, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. MARION — Jim Durbin had no idea an insect identifying event at Linn County’s Rock Island Preserve in ...

An invasive insect that gobbles a wide host of plants, trees and crops is now confirmed in Iowa and it’s feared there’s scarcely anything that can stop it from spreading. The state ag department says ...

If you're not a fan of bugs, you might be in for a rough summer in Iowa. A mild winter and wet spring could mean more mosquitos and other bugs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa natives likely have a memory of seeing rural Iowa lit up by fireflies during the summer months; however, this tradition could ...

State agriculture officials are warning Iowans to watch for the spotted lanternfly, an invasive, colorful insect that threatens crops and forests, after one was confirmed in Des Moines County. Someone ...

It's summer in Iowa, and that means many Iowans are spending as much time outside as possible. But, nothing is perfect, and the warm-weather pleasures of picturesque sunsets, refreshing lake swims and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- An insect that is deadly to ash trees, one of Iowa's most popular trees, has been found in the state's northeast corner, state officials said Friday.

CEDAR RAPIDS — The invasive spotted lanternfly — which sports an expansive diet of plants — has made its first appearance in Iowa after spreading from the East Coast. Two immature insects were ...