The Pa. DCNR has planned a rare spraying for fall cankerworms as well as for spongy moths across Pennsylvania. Here's why and where.

Aerial spraying is set to begin in parts of Somerset County to stop an outbreak of fall cankerworms, a native but destructive ...

A UK-wide decline in bug splats recorded on car number plates indicates an "alarming" fall in the number of flying insects, UK scientists said in a survey published yesterday. The 2024 Bugs Matter ...

The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the insect's saliva. While the bug is sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Anaphylaxis With Insect Bites: Very Rare A severe life-threatening ...

The newly identified specimen was part of a collection of insect fossils from a fossil-rich stone quarry known as the Crato Formation, and housed at the University of São Paulo’s Zoology Museum.

Most people experience this symptom at some point. Itchy bumps can appear due to allergies, infections, insect bites, and, sometimes, unidentified factors. Understanding the different conditions ...

A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn ...

Feller is also a contributor to the Insect Repellents Handbook. He spoke with us on behalf of Thermacell, one of his clients. Additionally, we spoke with Sonja Swiger, associate professor and ...

including several species of carnivorous caterpillars like the Hawaiian inchworm (Eupithecia spp.). However, the vast majority of Lepidoptera species are herbivorous; predatory caterpillars comprise ...

Aki Nace has been a web producer for CBS Minnesota since 2019. She covers breaking news and makes short-form documentary films. Residents of Grand Rapids, Coon Rapids and Winona will not be able ...

Between 17% and 42% of insect behavioral experiment results were not reproducible across laboratories, indicating that reproducibility issues extend to insect studies despite large sample sizes.

The Maricopa harvester ant, native to Arizona and the southwest U.S., holds the world record for most toxic insect venom. Although its venom is potent, the ant is relatively docile and stings are ...