Entomologist Mary Liz Jameson, right, shows Luz Horton which kinds of dung beetles likely live on the land where she and her husband, Jamin Horton, own a bison ranch. Burlingame — Without dung beetles ...
Nationwide, people are dealing with the great cicada emergence.Billions of cicadas will emerge nationwide after more than a decade underground, ready to climb into the trees and make a ruckus as they ...
Everyone knows that if it weren't for honeybees, we'd have no honey. But did you know that if it wasn’t for a tiny insect called the chocolate midge, which pollinates cocoa flowers, there would be no ...
If the garden were a living organism, then both birds and bugs would be valuable contributors to its health. Bugs are the creepy whisperers that catalyse the production of some of the juiciest fruits ...
Ever wondered if insects feel pain? We interact with them every day, and they're nearly 40% of all living species on Earth. Now new research explores the possibility that insects feel the subjective ...
Biologist Thomas Eisner has spent a lifetime studying insects; he is a pioneer in chemical ecology and has taught at Cornell University for more than 40 years. Eisner studies the chemical interactions ...
Scientists are trying to figure out which insect species are struggling, what it means for ecosystems and, ultimately, how it will impact people. BURLINGAME, Kansas — Without dung beetles, rancher ...
BURLINGAME, Kansas (KANSAS NEWS SERVICE) — Without dung beetles, rancher Jamin Horton would be up, um, an unpleasant creek. These efficient manure wranglers break down the huge patties produced by the ...