Have you ever seen a massive bug that looks like a twig or tree branch? Probably not, because these rare insects are masters of camouflage. Giant stick insects are some of the most expensive insects ...

Earth is home to 10 quintillion insects. In cultures throughout the world, insects have been honored, feared and even revered as gods. But might these strange creatures that have inhabited Earth for ...

An infographic showing the average declines in abundance of key terrestrial insect groups due to invasive alien species. The extent of declines varies across species and regions. Insects are often ...

A British company breeding mosquitoes whose offspring cannot spread malaria is set to start releasing the insects into Djibouti city by the end of the year. Genetically-engineered male mosquitoes ...

Presumed extinct for nearly a century, one of the world’s rarest insects was quietly clinging to life in a place no one expected. Then in 2001, an unlikely discovery stunned the scientific community.

Spotted lanternflies are an invasive insect species first spotted in Ohio in 2020. Adult spotted lanternflies breed and lay egg masses late in the fall, and the eggs then hatch in the spring. Scraping ...

Christine Picard receives funding in part by the National Science Foundation through the Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers NSF cooperative agreements. Any opinions, findings, and ...