Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Emerald Ash Borer, one of the most prevalent insects in Colorado, can be treated as long as ash trees have leaves on them, ...

Researchers are testing a product commonly used to treat ticks and fleas on pets to target fly and mosquito larvae with the goal of helping reduce the spread of diseases carried by these insects.

An expert explains whether citrus peels actually repel garden pests. Citrus peels are not effective at repelling pests due to their low concentration of insect-repelling compounds like limonene.

A French company is taking an unusual approach to tackling one of Europe's most troublesome insects: breeding millions of tiger mosquitoes and releasing them into the wild. At its facility in ...

In 2022, India's import list had an otherwise unusual itemâ parasitic wasp from countries in Africa. India was compelled to import insects, the second time since Independence, because its farmers ...

When people hear “insect research,” their thoughts may turn to rare, never-before-discovered species. But the research being done by Associate Professor Ryosuke Fujita of the Faculty of Agriculture ...

Scientists have isolated a molecule with disease-fighting potential in a microbe living on a type of fungus-farming ant (genus Cyphomyrmex). The microbe kills off other hostile microbes attacking the ...

On the front line of Harris County's battle against West Nile virus is a mild-mannered nature lover with a Ph.D. in the study of insects. He's also a former Green Beret and one of the nation's ...

What do black soldier fly grubs taste like? Stilton and cheese biscuits. At least that's how British start-up Yora Pet Foods describes its dog food made from the bugs. Established in 2019, Yora ...