By Liz Kimbrough Life can’t function without insects. At least, not for long. They pollinate, break down waste, cycle ...
The world’s estimated 5 million species of insects are critically important to nearly every ecosystem on the planet. Among ...
Brith Ohman Nielsen will contribute new knowledge about the interaction between humans and insects. The EU Horizon Europe ...
Other insect pollinators, like wasps and flies, are carnivores in the larval stage, so during that time they need to eat small arthropods—like spiders and centipedes—and insects. Beyond that ...
Besides enduring weeks of the 17-year cicada brood cacophony in 2024, we also dealt with the itch mite invasion that followed ...
Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth’s most prolific pollinators — ...
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A recently published study has shown how solar farms planted with native grasses and wildflowers have caused insect ...
The discovery of a unique case where the same insect species both pollinate a plant and distribute its seeds not only solves a long-standing botanical mystery. The Kobe University find also ...