Certain parasitic fungi, including species of cordyceps, infect insects and alter their behavior before killing them. After ...

A research team at UC Santa Barbara led by Professor Craig Montell identified the first known taste receptor in the mosquito gustatory system ...

Fruit trees are dormant. So are all the diseases and insects that prey on the fruit trees. The trees and insects will come to ...

Collectors were trained to use mosquito collection tubes to capture mosquitoes from resting places, particularly during night hours. The specimens collected are later examined to determine ...

Certain parasitic fungi in the genus Ophiocordyceps infect insects and alter their behavior in ways that benefit fungal reproduction. After entering the host’s body, the fungus spreads through tissues ...

Mysterious crow deaths in Dindigul raise fears of bird flu. Know symptoms, causes, health risks, and safety steps residents ...

Exterminators keep getting calls for a reason. Wood-devouring insects, such as beetles, termites, and carpenter ants, are constantly chewing through walls or infecting trees and breaking them down.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

The weather has turned chilly and trees are losing their leaves and entering dormancy. Soon it will be winter, the safe time to prune oak and elm trees. “These trees should only be pruned during the ...

Many insect species hear using tympanal organs, membranes roughly resembling our eardrums but located on their legs. Grasshoppers, mantises, and moths all have them, and for decades, we thought that ...

As temperatures cool, it is time to adjust your lawn care routine for the winter dormancy period. Mow your turf at the proper height for its type to promote a deeper, more resilient root system.