This research may help predict how climate change will impact insect distribution and behavior. Tiny cold-blooded animals ...

Using two species of flies from different climates — one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the ...

Treehoppers studied only engaged in behavior to regulate their internal ... causing a potential catastrophe. "When insect populations start to crash, we're going to have a hard time with all ...

Learn how this midge has a unique strategy for surviving what most organisms couldn’t.

Recent studies in the field of social insect genetics and behavior have provided insights into how genetic factors influence social organization, division of labor, and longevity among these species.

The commonly held view that differences in DNA methylation can determine whether a social insect becomes an egg-laying queen or ... for those who want to understand the evolution of social behavior ...

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that somehow survives the extreme climate. How the ...