Pesticide labels are legally binding documents that must be read and followed for safety and proper use. Biorational pesticides, like insecticidal soap, can control pests while being less harmful to ...

Gardeners are looking for green ways to fight pests. They’re turning to beneficial insects for pest management. This can cut down on the use of harmful chemicals. Using nature’s pest fighters helps ...

French startup Ÿnsect shot into the spotlight when “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. touted its merits on the “Late Show” during Super Bowl weekend 2021. Now, nearly four years later, the insect ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

Manhasset Secondary School senior Aidan Wong has been invited to present his research at the 2025 Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, held Nov. 10 in Portland, Oregon. The annual ...

Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the trend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Humans have been eating insects for millennia, but despite the uncomfortable feelings a bug-based diet might evoke in cultures not used to their consumption, they could form a vital part of future ...

Austin Baker and his team at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County are leading an ambitious effort to DNA-barcode every insect species in California as part of the statewide CalATBI ...

Bugs? I’ve never been a fan. Just ask my husband about when a misguided fly gets in my kitchen – not good news for the fly! With other creatures, I take a more peaceful tact – I scoop them up and pop ...