Trending News: Crawling insects often trigger unease, but many are harmless. Camel crickets, house centipedes, and lacewings are beneficial. Pill bugs help clean dec ...

Entomologists have warned that European sawflies — invasive bugs that resemble wasps — are taking over pine trees in Washington's Pierce County, perhaps most well-known as the home of Mount ...

A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is also killing beneficial insects that play a critical role in pollination and wider ecosystems.

The Perot Museum in Dallas is opening "Bug Lab," an interactive exhibit that explores the world of insects through giant models and hands-on activities.

A large brood of periodical cicadas is due to emerge in the spring of 2025. These maps show where people should expect to see and hear the bugs this year.

Zombifying fungi have been infecting insects for 99 million years Ancient amber trapped Ophiocordyceps spores bursting from a fly and an ant pupa ...

Struggling with palmetto bugs in South Carolina? Here’s how to tell if you have an infestation, and how to keep them out of SC homes.

The colorful pigment extracted from the lac insect may actually be produced by a symbiotic yeast-like organism living inside the insect, a new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of ...

Environment Animals Insects Most bugs can’t see red—but these beetles can Two species found in the Mediterranean can see what many of their relatives cannot. Andrew Paul Jun 16, 2025 4:06 PM EDT ...

To get a deeper understanding of the current state of insect populations, the National Academies launched a new study focused on assessing trends in insect abundance, identifying research priorities, ...

Following the recent storms in Bexar County, residents might notice large groups of flying insects — but what are these creatures?