Q: I was reading that worldwide insect populations are declining at an alarming rate and that 40% of insect species face extinction in the next 10 to 15 years. Use of pesticides and climate change are ...

As the Twin Cities fight against the infestation of an invasive beetle by removing Ash trees, new varieties of trees are being planted in their place. Since planting began on April 8, Minneapolis has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Carolina is no stranger to insects of all kinds. By late spring and early summer time, the little critters of all shapes and ...

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 ...

The seedhead and root-boring weevil feed only on invasive spotted knapweed, and die when the weed is no longer available, according to USDA.

Catherine Norton receives funding from government funding, research council grants and industry. With thanks to Sarah Mae Crosse, Aoife Finlay and Sarah Dooley, undergraduate students at the ...

Should the state use non-native insects to fight an invasive plant? The biological control may be the best solution to ...