Not all mosquitoes are to blame, however. Every bloodsucking malaria vector comes from those within the group Anopheles leucosphyrus, which encompasses a comparatively small portion of the planet’s ...

A new study explores the Middle Eastern origins of London's most pernicious parasite: the London Underground mosquito.

Having detected high infestation of mealybug, a sap-sucking insect pest, in mango orchards in and around Pollachi, Tamil Nadu ...

Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be ...

WHEN little Lenny-George fell dangerously ill with what his mum, Hannah Steppel, believed was a “Victorian illness”, she was ...

Little progress has been made despite 40 years of cleanup on Leech Lake Reservation. Locals fear for the health of ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...

Table Mountain is a wetland. Not in the reedy, duck-filled sense people usually imagine, but in a much more surprising way. It’s an ancient sponge, a seep, a slow-release valve. It’s a piece of ...

Birds that feed on nectar or fruit evolved better mechanisms for managing metabolism, blood pressure and high glucose.

MICE were spotted scurrying through a canteen at Leinster House during lunchtime, while a Labour TD reported that his office was being invaded by insects the following month. Pest controllers were ...