Experts have accepted an estimate of around six million living insect species, an appraisal that has stood for the last 40 ...

It’s a question that has foxed biologists for centuries. Just how many species of animal are there? Well, a new study might have just blown all previous estimates out of the water, at least as far as ...

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth’s ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a smartphone or ...

You are standing in a forest in the middle of winter and the temperature has dropped below zero. The ground is covered in snow and the trees and bushes are naked. The insects that normally fly or ...

Insects are small but have a huge impact. Insects represent more than half of all wild species on the planet, with more than a million described species. Their variety amazes some people and disgusts ...