A cocoon is distinct from both a pupa and chrysalis. It is a hard, silk shell that a moth larva weaves around itself before ...

The Butterfly Pavilion successfully closed the full lifecycle of a firefly species native to Colorado under human care for the first time in history.

Also called the pintail beetle, this creature is renowned for its tumbling, flipping, turning and jumping motions when it is ...

Hoverflies can carry pollen over greater distances than bees and pollinate many plants that grow in your garden or yard. Look ...

The males cannot suck blood but both sexes feed on nectar of various plants. Their life cycle consists of four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. The eggs may be laid singly or in rafts, deposited in ...

The Korea Forest Service’s National Institute of Forest Science raised its alert level on Thursday for the pest from ...

You've probably seen monarch butterflies, and maybe monarch caterpillars, but there's a lot to learn about the monarch life cycle stages.

Fall armyworm, an invasive insect pest, has attacked maize crops in the districts of Una and Bilaspur of Himachal Pradesh, leaving farmers worried. This insect can cause damage to the maize leaves and ...

The system, introduced by the French entomologist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur in 1735, is a measurement of heat ...

The wet, hot weather has made the city an ideal summer spot for the biting bugs. Orkin pest control ranked the Big Apple third on its list of American urban hot spots for mosquitoes. In New Jersey, ...

Fireflies may be tiny, but they carry a big message: our actions matter. By making small changes and staying informed, we can ...

Nothing beats a homegrown tomato. Even when in season, store-bought tomatoes just cannot compare to a fully ripe fruit harvested at its peak from your own garden. For this reason, ...