The microbes of the world are constantly in competition, and are said to be locked in an evolutionary arms race. Their battles often involve host species as well. One example is the relationship ...

Q: I was reading that worldwide insect populations are declining at an alarming rate and that 40% of insect species face extinction in the next 10 to 15 years. Use of pesticides and climate change are ...

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Connecticut Light & Power is getting help from an insect to fight a fast-growing vine. Weevils apparently have an appetite for the so-called mile-a-minute vine, which causes about 500 electrical ...

ROME -- The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible insects. The Food and Agriculture Organization ...

LITTLE STINKERS: The brown marmorated stink bug is one of an increasing number of non-native insects that have invaded Western North Carolina. Lacking natural predators, the slow-moving, malodorous ...