They also have two wings (many insects have four). The common name that entomologists give fruit flies is "vinegar flies." That's because they're naturally attracted to fermented liquid ...

You’ve come to the right place. Entomologist Justin Schmidt recorded his own experience of venomous stings, to rate and describe the pain caused by the venom of insects. Explore part of Schmidt’s pain ...

Insects are diverse creatures with many talents - able to fly, transform themselves and perform other amazing feats. Which bug are you most like? Find out with our fun quiz.

The 16-ounce jar of peanut butter in your pantry can contain up to 136 insect parts before it is deemed contaminated, according to the FDA’s Food Defect Action Levels guide. This may sound ...

Edible insects are often portrayed as something of a sustainable superfood - an environmentally friendly alternative to livestock. But who is already eating them and do they actually taste any good?

Insect brains have many similarities to human brains, including a brainstem-like structure, two hemispheres, and a spinal cord equivalent ...

Phil Warburton didn't recognise the unusual looking wasp that flittered into his camera viewfinder while he was out photographing insects in the autumn of 2022, but he snapped away, taking ...

We tested 20 bug repellents in the muggy, buggy South Florida heat. Avoid skin irritation and unpleasant odors with the best insect sprays.

Storm conditions will have rodents running for shelter and insects breeding in the downed trees and standing water Helene leaves behind. “In addition to loss of property and disruption of day-to ...

we lead global efforts to develop and implement the sterile insect technique and related biologically-based techniques against major insect pests of agricultural, veterinary and human importance.

This book chronicles the complete evolutionary history of insects--their living diversity and relationships as well as 400 million years of fossils. Introductory sections cover the living species ...

Some of them are very strange-looking, aren't they? These bugs are called insects. Insects come in all different shapes and sizes. They live everywhere and there are millions and millions of them ...