Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even invading our homes. Despite inhabiting nearly every corner of the planet, many of the most common insect species ...

Homegrown blog reader Cyndi Lee asked about a large trail that looked like sawdust falling from her tree. On closer inspection, she saw that the dust was actually tiny pale-yellow worms. Laura Jesse, ...

Bugs are surprisingly good at biting before you realize what’s happening. But by the time you feel that signature pinch or sting, they’ve often moved on. That can make it tough to know what kind of ...

Q: Can you identify the insects in this photo from last summer? During the day these insects would fly around a flower bed that has a dogwood in it. They never seemed to really land anywhere but spent ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While it isn’t an ideal scenario, it’s common to spot the occasional bug crawling around your home. Some, ...

AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

Scientists are combining artificial intelligence and advanced computer technology with biological know how to identify insects with supernatural speed. This opens up new possibilities for describing ...

UD’s Insect Research Collection provides Solomon Hendrix the tools to turn a passion for identifying insects into a future in entomological discovery At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Solomon ...

Many research articles that I have found, as well as your recent post about tracking insects using radio frequency identification (see How Can I Track Insects Via RFID?), focus on identifying bugs at ...

Recently, as part of the Master Gardener Program, we saw a video of an Entomology professor in Florida who was an advocate for better education of the public about insects. He also presented some very ...