Despite our outsized impact on the planet, humans are not the dominant species. For every person on Earth, there are approximately 1.4 billion insects. All together, they would weigh 70 times more ...

This video examines the wide range of insects found in a typical backyard and the roles they serve. The footage breaks down where different insects live, what they feed on, and how they interact with ...

I was looking over my database from last year, to see if there were any distinct patterns that may appear during our growing ...

As the weather warms up, few of us can resist a nice evening walk through the park or a trip to the countryside to immerse ourselves in natural surroundings. It’s common to notice a sudden itch or ...

Jim Durbin stands for a portrait with cecropia moths at his home in Marion on Aug. 9. Durbin has collected more than 18,000 physical samples and roughly 500,000 photographs. The samples range in size ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The University of Hawai‘i Insect Museum is looking to celebrate insects and help preserve native insects by hosting their first-ever art show in October. Insect-lovers and artists ...

PARMA, Idaho — Insects and other arthropods — from bad to beneficial — are the subjects of a new study of their impact on southern Idaho’s dry bean crop. Entomologist Armando Falcon-Brindis is leading ...