The researchers used two fungal strains—a wild-type strain and a transgenic strain expressing insect-specific toxins—to infect male mosquitoes. The study was conducted in laboratory and semi ...

Three new species of king cobras have recently been identified, and the Field Museum’s collection has been harboring one of ...

Here's how to identify the insects eating your garden leaves by the evidence they leave behind. If leafcutter bees are ...

I GOT INTO the environmental restoration business by accident. After military tours at sea and in Iraq as a Marine grunt and sniper, I demobilized back to Salt Lake City, where my family had relocated ...

Godzilla and his fellow monsters are among the most iconic creatures in the kaiju genre, but not every creature can stand up to the king of monsters.

In the debate over large-scale commercialization and use of GMOs ... the protein had long been known to be toxic to a number of pestiferous insects, including the monarch caterpillar, and it ...

There are six “crossbill” species and only two breed in the Adirondacks, the red crossbill being one. Find them with these tips.

Itching to establish new some trees in your yard? Choosing a beginner-friendly species that will do well in your specific growing zone is a recipe for success.

The Cooperative Extension Plant Clinic can provide information on scale insect control, urban tree care, and other horticultural problems.

In an evolutionary battle of the sexes, scientists have found that male flies sharpen their eyesight to avoid being tricked ...

The gloomy scale is a species of armored scale insect (family Diaspidae) that infests many trees but is most associated with maples. These gray-brown insects attach themselves to bark and use ...