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 ...

Insect populations are crashing worldwide. It’s not just farming. Scientists mapped 3,000 causes and found many ignored ...

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 ...

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an ...

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is closely tracking both the usual wave of seasonal pests and the rare emergence of the following: "Cicadas emerge when the soil temperature reaches ...

Bob Fischer is on the board of the Insect Welfare Research Society and the Arthropoda Foundation. All told, trillions of insects are farmed each year across the globe – more than all other ...

Seeing any insect scuttle around your home is cause for concern, but when it’s a bug that bites, all bets are off. Of course, a slew of different bugs can cruise around your place, making it ...

The hated cockroach is incredibly important for soil health and decomposition. Yet, they’re among the least well-studied of all insects worldwide. Undoubtedly, many insect species are in decline.

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 ...