Warm weather has arrived, and plants are starting to green up and bloom. That also means weeds, insects, and diseases are ...

While it can be devastating to see the tomato plants you've lovingly cultivated destroyed overnight by hornworms, there's a good reason to avoid killing them.

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Scientists have discovered two new species of ancient parasitic fungi preserved in amber dating back 99 million years.

Zombie fungi were already controlling insects 100 million years ago, according to a recent study of fossils trapped in ...

Bed bugs, a blood-sucking insect, tend to hide themselves in beds in homes or hotels. Here's how to avoid infestations.

It’s pretty rare, but just like us mammals, some flies actually give live birth. One of them is a parasitic fly species Ormia ochracea ( O. ochracea ). A new study published this week in the Annals of ...

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Today, parasitic fungi, also known as entomopathogenic fungi, infect a wide range of insect groups, including ants, flies, spiders, cicadas and beetles, according to London’s Natural History Museum.

Today, parasitic fungi, also known as entomopathogenic fungi, infect a wide range of insect groups, including ants, flies, spiders, cicadas and beetles, according to London’s Natural History Museum.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a plan to combat the threat of the parasitic insect that includes investing $8.5 million to build a sterile fly dispersal facility at Moore Air Base ...