Testing the reproducibility of ecological studies on insect behavior in a multi-laboratory setting identifies opportunities for improving experimental rigor. PLOS Biology , 2025; 23 (4): e3003019 ...

Cicadas are poised to return at some point in the spring of 2025, potentially bringing billions of bugs to neighborhoods ... of cicadas emerge when the soil reaches about 64 degrees Fahrenheit ...

A new literature review comparing chemical-intensive farming to regenerative organic systems finds significantly increased ...

This often means eliminating the use of chemicals or pesticides, while still taking care of any pest issues. There have been many popular household alternatives to standard chemical treatments that ...

Between 17% and 42% of insect behavioral experiment results were not reproducible across laboratories, indicating that reproducibility issues extend to insect studies despite large sample sizes.

A regulatory deadlock exists between the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the country’s edible insects industry, deterring growth while putting established and fledgling businesses at risk. That’s ...

The bone collector lives in spiderwebs and decorates its habitat with the body parts of dead insects. Scientists have watched the macabre insect measuring and attaching fly wings, weevil heads and ...

Outside of insect infestations, diatomaceous earth still has practical usage. DE can be used in a similar way to compost, to improve the quality of soil. By incorporating DE powder into your soil ...

This Hawaiian caterpillar raids spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts, and it's not above cannibalism in a pinch. Credit: Rubinoff lab/University of Hawaii, Manoa. We think of moths ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the crown jewel of the Southern Appalachians, an ancient landscape teeming with life — including what naturalist and explorer William Bartram in 1791 ...