If you’re interested in insects, consider adding an insect biology minor to your degree! It’s a wonderful way to learn about the evolution, biology, ecology and classification of some of the world’s ...

Researchers discover that insect sex systems influence the speed of mitochondrial evolution, impacting biodiversity tracking ...

If evolutionary biologists are the detectives of the natural world’s past mysteries, then the phylogenic tree is their version of a cork board of crime-scene suspects linked together with red string ...

Concern about insect losses has grown steadily, but most evidence comes from small studies focused on certain species or ...

In another advance for CRISPR technology, researchers have devised a way to edit genes in insects, including cockroaches. The technique involves editing the genomes of female adults that are carrying ...

They’re nutritious, affordable, and always in demand. Learn how staffers prepare and deliver thousands of bugs each week to the animals living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

There’s an old joke about what goes through a fly’s mind as it hits your windshield. Problem is, not many insects hit windshields anymore, and we might be the butt of that joke. Biologists have slowly ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) -Saginaw Valley State University hosted a unique event Saturday, called Insect-A-Palooza, focused on teaching kids about bugs. The on-campus event, held at SVSU's Department of ...

A new stick insect has been identified for the first time in mainland England after likely being ‘blown over’ from Europe. Praying mantises, named for their front legs, which look like hands praying, ...

Unexpected new findings from researchers at Johns Hopkins University are indicating the world’s most commonly used herbicide appears to weaken the immune systems of insects. One experiment with ...

Luther students regularly present results of their entomological undergraduate research at regional and national scientific meetings of the ESA, usually with most expenses associated with attending ...

Insect developmental biology encompasses the study of the intricate processes that govern embryogenesis, tissue differentiation, and body segmentation in insects. Central to this field is the ...