Scientists Warn of Insects Damaging Plants at Unprecedented Levels
Insects today are causing unprecedented levels of damage to plants, even as insect numbers decline, according to new research led by scientists from the University…
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Insects Need Our Help – Now
70 scientists have issued a warning about the effects of climate change. “If no action is taken to better understand and reduce the impact of…
Scientists Have Developed a Wearable Ring That Repels Insects
A new printable and wearable insect repellent. Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) scientists have invented a new type of insect-repellent delivery device. The active ingredient…
Thought To Be Extinct for 80 Years – Scientists Rediscover a Unique Insect
Long believed to be extinct on the main island of Lord Howe Island, the wood-feeding cockroach was found at the foot of a single Banyan…
Peculiar Plant Virus Causes Bugs To Live Longer
A soybean virus can actually benefit soybean thrips. According to research from Penn State, most viral infections have a detrimental effect on an organism’s health,…
Bizarre New Bee Species Discovered With Dog-Like Snout
A new native bee species with a dog-like “snout” has been discovered in the Perth bushland of Western Australia. It was identified through Curtin University-led…
Astonishing Experiment Shows Bumble Bees “Play” With Objects
Bumble bees play, according to new research published in the journal Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object play behavior has been shown…
Japanese Scientists Create Remote-Controlled Cyborg Cockroaches
Researchers have engineered a system for creating remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached…
MIT’s Tiny Robotic Lightning Bugs Take Flight
Inspired by fireflies, scientists create insect-scale robots that can emit light when they fly, which enables motion tracking and communication. Lightning bugs that light up…
How Hard Can Insects Bite? New System Allows Scientists To Obtain Previously Unknown Data
An insect bite force sensor system has been developed by researchers at the University of Bonn How hard can an insect bite? Strong chewing capabilities…
“Astonishing” 500-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Brains Prompt a Rethink of the Evolution of Insects and Spiders
An ancient radiodont predator with three eyes reveals key information about the evolution of the arthropod body plan. New research based on a cache of…
Wildfire, Drought, and Insects: Climate Change Increases Risks of Tree Death
Planting a tree appears to be a generally positive thing to do for the environment. After all, trees take in carbon dioxide, offsetting some of…
Invasive Insects Will Kill 1.4 Million US Street Trees Over the Next 30 Years, Costing Over $900 Million
A new study by researchers from McGill University, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, and North Carolina State University estimates that over the next…
Organic Insecticides More Damaging to Beneficial Insects Than Synthetic Alternatives
Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by…
Plant Ecologist: We Should Be Eating More Insects and Using Their Waste To Grow Crops
Marcel Dicke already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but he didn’t expect to learn that they have such a…
Student’s Invention Enables Researchers To Easily Track Elusive Insects
With some home security software and a little ingenuity, researchers have developed an inexpensive device that will allow them to study the behavior and activity…
Neuroterus Valhalla: Biologists Discover Weird New Wasp Species
Lab waits to see how Houston’s historic 2021 freeze impacted tiny wasp species. Its name sounds legendary, but the newly discovered insect Neuroterus (noo-ROH’-teh-rus) valhalla…
Zoologist Solves the Bizarre 100-Year-Old Mystery of the Floating Phantom Midge
In spring 2018, Dr. Philip Matthews spent a typical afternoon capturing dragonflies in the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) experimental ponds. Little did the zoologist…