The number of insect species is mind-boggling – and they are a critical part of the environment.

More than 75 percent of the world’s insect species are insufficiently protected when it comes to conservation areas around the globe, according to a recent new study. From our favorites like ...

Invertebrates, including insects, are poorly represented on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red ...

"These dogs are an efficient new tool to fight the spread of the spotted lanternfly," Agriculture Commissioner Charlie ...

British evolutionary biologist JBS Haldane claimed that beetles make up 40% of extant insects, passerines represent 60% of ...

Myoporum thrips, invasive insects that attack native naio plants. (Photo courtesy: DLNR) Myoporum thrips, invasive insects that attack native naio plants, have been detected for the first time on the ...

In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new ...

The “ supersized ”​​​​​​​ A. alta weighs around 1.6 ounces (44 grams), or slightly less than a golf ball. “From what we know ...

Singapore's state food agency embodied the phrase "Hakuna Matata" after approving a whopping 16 species of insects for human consumption, ranging from grasshoppers to beetle grubs.

Growing up in Medicine Hat, Alberta, about 125 kilometres southeast of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Andre Mueller was fascinated ...

Article continues below this ad How many types of insects are there in the world? – Sawyer, age 8, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects.