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 ...

The parasitic deer fly, deer ked (Lipoptena andaluciensis) loses its wings and eyesight after it settles on a host and ...

Fruit flies are a common pest often attracted to garbage cans, fermented foods and fruit. One of the most common solutions is ...

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 ...

1. There are two types of insect pests, chewing and sucking. With the exception of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets, which are chewing insects, most of the insect pests we see suck sap from plants ...

Around 100 trillion insects fly in the skies above the USA on a summer's day, according to estimates by researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and ...

Most garden visitors go unnoticed. A bee passes through, a spider rebuilds its web, a slug crosses the patio in the night.