As the temperature rises, so do the insects. We asked experts how to get rid of common springtime pests.

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Distinguished Professor of Entomology Jay Rosenheim noticed a trend during his office hours a few years ago: Many of his undergraduate students wanted research lab experience but were unsure how to ...

Using two species of flies from different climates -- one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry deserts of the Southwest -- scientists ...

Population genomics offers a transformative lens on the genetic variation, evolutionary dynamics and adaptive potential of insect pests that imperil global agriculture. By surveying genome-wide ...

The more we study sentience among nonhuman animals (animals) the more species are added to the sentience arena—the biodiversity of sentience is forever growing—and ethical questions about pain and ...

Even in areas relatively undisturbed by human activity, insect populations are on the decline, with climate change as a likely culprit. That's the finding of new research from the University of North ...

Haiku poems have reflected humans' experiences in nature for hundreds of years, including observations of bugs and other wildlife. Recently, researchers analyzed which insects were mentioned the most ...

Giant prehistoric insects may not have depended on high oxygen levels after all. Scientists now think something else must ...