We found a dying carnivorous Venus flytrap on the clearance shelf while shopping. To revive her, we first started with removing all the dried leaves. Then we re-potted it into a terrarium. About half ...

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the next milestone in the fight against New World screwworm — the opening of a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico. The ...

WASHINGTON – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Nov. 13 the opening of a sterile fly dispersal facility in ...

New research shows that it's possible to end the practice of using people as 'human bait' to catch and test the blackflies ...

On Nov. 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the next milestone in the fight against New World screwworm—the ...

As the weather cools, we’re not the only ones heading indoors. When temperatures drop, flying insects like fruit flies, gnats ...

Asian lady beetles move indoors during fall, winter Know how to keep them out of your home. What to know in Mississippi to ...

Kayla Kolff received funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG), project number 274877981 (GRK-2185/1: DFG Research Training Group Situated Cognition). Animals respond to injury in many ways.

Some plants have evolved fascinating ways to supplement their nutrient intake by trapping and digesting insects. These carnivorous plants have developed specialised mechanisms to capture prey, ...

I hate bugs inside my home. And while fruit flies are the least serious offender in my mind (bed bugs and roaches are much worse), some people can’t stand them. Instead of swatting at the air in a ...

At first glance, it’s a wonder that parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the size of a pinpoint—must leap 25 times their body length and land on a flying ...