Their bites are painful and often lead to severe illness in rural parts of Africa. Sand flies are tiny but dangerous insects that transmit leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that can cause skin ulcers ...

There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming ...

According to some sources, lemongrass oil’s antimicrobial effects can help prevent the spread of some insect-borne diseases. A 2024 review also suggests that a compound found in lemongrass oil ...

Protect yourself and your family from annoying bug bites with one of the best bug sprays on the market. Whether you're on a run or sitting on your patio, it's important to protect your exposed ...

Did you know that there are ten quintillion—or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000—individual insects on the planet? That means that for each and every one of us humans, there are 1.25 billion insects hopping, ...

"It also shows that independent populations have undergone similar changes in response to deforestation -- there have been similar shifts independently in different parts of the species' range ...

We are allegedly losing "only" 9% of terrestrial insect populations globally every decade – far less than predicted in most local studies. As for freshwater insects, their situation would be ...

According to Ohioline OSU, the boxelder bug is an elongated, narrow-bodied insect with a flat back that is less than an inch long. They appear dark brownish-black with three red stripes behind the ...