A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

Insects may be even more dominant on Earth than scientists thought. A new estimate suggests the planet could hold 14 million ...

A new study in PLOS Biology of 133 species of flies, mosquitoes and their relatives shows that most species fly in surprisingly similar ways. Physical and aerodynamic laws shape the evolution of their ...

Entomologist Torsten Dikow, a leading expert on assassin flies, is working to connect a global community of researchers through the democratization of insect science Emma Saaty Torsten Dikow overlooks ...

After much discussion, the scientific community settled on an estimate of around six million species. This conservative ...

Trying to find out how to get rid of fruit flies? We spoke to a pest expert from the NPMA and an entomologist for tips on ...

Is your garden or compost pile attracting flies? Don't let these pests take over your summer gatherings or buzz around your ...

The project by Vox will collect insects during June, July, and August. The collected insects will be sent to a lab that will ...

A little leg may reveal something big about how closely related insect species can drastically differ in body shape, according to a new study. The team imaged live cells of fruit flies in the last ...

My native shrubbery, in particular the umbels of tiny white flowers on the gray dogwood, were attracting a lot of attention. Spending time with those flowers, I learned at least two things. First, I ...