Beneficial insects are all the six-legged (sometimes eight-legged ... but they also capture a wide variety of garden pests with their webs and hunting prowess. Common garden spiders aren’t aggressive ...

Across the region, insect conservation is under-represented in research, funding and public discourse. Read more at ...

Rather than getting an early start on lawn care at the first hint of spring, experts say consider waiting until the weather ...

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Snow and cold temperatures rarely kill plants native to Ohio. Most insects survive cold winters by producing an antifreeze-like chemical or entering diapause. Recently, we visited with thousands ...

Every time an inventory of insects and other arthropods is conducted in New Mexico, new species are discovered. The state, home to thousands of native pollinator species, is a “biodiversity hot spot” ...

Now some students are not just learning about insects and spiders at school—they are putting them on the map and even discovering and naming new species. This means around 150,000 of our insect ...

Yet, scientists know relatively little about how insect sense and respond to temperature. Using two species of flies from different climates -- one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern ...