Beneath the icy waters of the Antarctic, scientists have uncovered a chilling new threat lurking in the deep. Parasitic ...

Nicknamed the “bone collector,” this newly confirmed caterpillar in Hawaii secretly scrounges off a spider landlord by ...

The discovery of the bone collector species was serendipitous. "You never forget your first bone collector," Rubinoff told ...

Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn it with dead insect body parts ...

Learn how to get rid of squash vine borers with effective identification, prevention, and treatment strategies. Protect your ...

Learn what an American dagger moth and caterpillar looks like. Also find out which host plants these moths need.

The invasive spongy moth, a destroyer of northeastern forests, has a natural foe in a Japanese fungus that needs certain weather conditions to activate.

Bumblebee wax moths, native in Eurasia and North Africa, seek out nests of bumblebees, honeybees, or wasps to lay their eggs. Young larvae feast on wax cells, pollen and nectar stores, and the corpses ...

Bumblebee wax moths, native to Eurasia and North Africa, seek out nests of bumblebees, honeybees, or wasps to lay their eggs. Young larvae feast on wax cells, pollen and nectar stores, and the ...

Since the pandemic, we are very aware of the power of social distancing to protect against infectious disease. But can social distancing be effective if the infectious agent isn’t a virus or ...

Then there’s the mountain pygmy possum, a tiny marsupial from Australia that emerges from hibernation to feast on bogong moths, specifically their stomachs ... leftovers to feed black soldier fly ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has reduced the spread of the moth by more than 60% in the state. They have been doing so with a natural pesticide. "We can treat the larvae, with ...