Researchers are testing a product commonly used to treat ticks and fleas on pets to target fly and mosquito larvae with the goal of helping reduce the spread of diseases carried by these insects.

There's been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming ...

I am part of a team of scientists from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology who have found that the ...

The Kenyan lesser mealworm's ability to consume polystyrene suggests it could play a role in natural waste reduction, ...

FREDERICTON - The offspring of beetles imported from British Columbia are ready to take up the fight against an invasive ...

The drug prevents insects' nerve cells from working properly, disrupting their nervous systems. McDermott says previous studies had shown promising results when fluralaner was applied as a spray ...

“Make it oaks, because they support the most wildlife,” Tallamy said in an interview with the Globe. “The lawn is the worst plant for sequestering carbon. The roots are shallow, and you cut half of ...

Their use case: the yellow mealworm beetle. Fighting disease effectively on an insect farm requires fast, cost-effective action. The culture-based testing methods that are currently common cannot ...

There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming ...