The unusual life cycle of ants reflects their social behavior, with some individuals foregoing reproduction to tend to the ...

Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a ...

New research findings could help scientists control the emerald ash borer, an invasive pest ravaging native ash trees in North America. In the study published in Environmental Entomology, researchers ...

Ecology publishes articles that report on the basic elements of ecological research. Emphasis is placed on concise, clear articles documenting important ecological phenomena. The journal publishes a ...

Insect demography and life table studies constitute vital tools in understanding population dynamics, providing quantitative insights into survival, development, and reproduction across different life ...

Insects vary in the life stage that survives the winter. It may be as an adult, caterpillar/nymph, cocoon or as eggs. This ...

They emerge from the ground every 13 or 17 years. — -- Another 17 years have passed for one brood of periodic cicadas -- the time has come for billions to emerge from the ground in deafening ...

While it might seem like an all-or-nothing process, insect metamorphosis likely emerged through gradual evolutionary changes.

The study authors write: "We posit here that artificial light at night is another important – but often overlooked – bringer of the insect apocalypse." Matt Mawson / Getty Stock Images Insect numbers ...

Although figs appear entirely plant based, their life cycle often includes a pollinating wasp that cannot leave the fruit ...

New research findings could help scientists control the emerald ash borer, an invasive pest ravaging native ash trees in North America. New research findings could help scientists control the emerald ...

As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an "insect apocalypse," biologists are desperate to determine how the six-legged creatures are responding to a warming world and to ...