COLUMBIA, Mo. -- About 80 percent of all animals on the planet are insects, and the Enns Entomology Museum at the University of Missouri has one of the most important collections in the world. The ...

Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...

For the past two days, the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College brought together experts to talk about insects, but one of the more visual elements of the event is an art exhibit displaying ...

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

It's National Pollinator Week, which calls to mind honeybees, bumblebees and butterflies swarming the garden, going from flower to flower in pursuit of nectar and pollen. But there's another insect ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...

FARGO — In her more than 20 years of living in south Fargo near Lincoln Elementary School, Laurie Hanson said this year sticks out as one where the bugs are not buzzing. It’s not for lack of trying.

Q: Can you identify the insects in this photo from last summer? During the day these insects would fly around a flower bed that has a dogwood in it. They never seemed to really land anywhere but spent ...

A conversation with a city official provided perfect timing for conversation about the environment, particularly insects. The official downplayed my disappointment regarding a Stacy Park project that ...