LONDON (AP) — Cirque du Soleil’s show “Ovo,” Portuguese for “egg,” brings to life a colorful ecosystem teeming with insects.

Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...

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Summer is just getting started, and this year is already known as the summer of the cicada. While their constant buzzing can be overwhelming, their 13-year life cycle is just about to wind down.

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising concerns about the health of ...

Billions of periodical cicadas emerge every 13 or 17 years in the eastern United States, creating an all-you-can-eat buffet for birds. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images When huge broods of cicadas ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 19, 2025) In the book, Biological Control Systems and Climate Change, published this month, Danilo Russo, PhD—a speaker during the first session of our 42nd National Forum ...

Water levels, plant life, and wildlife behavior shift constantly. What looks quiet on the surface often reflects ...

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 ...