Alarm over the rapid decline of insect populations worldwide, warning the crisis could threaten food security, nutrition and ...

Insects are all around us – an ant on the sidewalk, a bee buzzing by, a butterfly floating on the breeze – and they shape the world we experience. They pollinate flowering plants, decompose waste, ...

Bed bugs are more than just a modern nuisance. New research shows they have been with us since humans first started living in caves around 60,000 years ago. That makes them possibly the earliest ...

The study also suggested that the insects were playing a role in the increase of Zika virus and other illnesses in humans.

Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their resources to investigate the potential of vector-borne transmission of Chagas ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso have found a sharp increase in the number of insects carrying the parasite ...

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Children at GITAM High School's event illustrate the vital role of insects in ecosystems while promoting environmental ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (THE CONVERSATION) Insects are all around us – an ant on the sidewalk, a bee buzzing by, a ...