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 ...

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 ...

Mireya Sánchez-Maes ’24 is a joint concentrator in English and Theater, Dance, and Media in Currier House. Her column “Insect Insights” appears on alternate Wednesdays. You are a young and talented ...

I’m not sure which was more enchanting: the flash of fireflies lighting up the Crabtree Creek woods like paparazzi cameras or the gray-haired scientist with his giant net, explaining how this innocent ...

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 ...

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 ...

We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many answers have been proposed; some have suggested that insects have a direct attraction to the light itself; others have said ...

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 ...