The hemlock woolly adelgid, a nonnative invasive insect and specialist, has killed millions of hemlock trees in the U.S., highlighting the potential threat and impact such pests can have on our ...

Nicknamed “aphid wolves,” lacewings are beneficial insects with a voracious appetite for common pests. These generalist predators consume various prey in their larval and adult stages. Surprisingly, ...

Some undiscovered species are hiding right under our noses. Ormyrus labotus, a tiny parasitoid wasp known to science since 1843, has long been considered a generalist with more than 65 host species.

Specialized natural enemies have long been used to implement the biological control of invasive insects. Although research tracking populations following biological control introductions has ...

The preference-performance hypothesis posits that the host plant range of plant-feeding insects is ultimately limited by larval costs associated with feeding on multiple resources, and that female egg ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— Authors of a major new scientific review of the catastrophic decline of insects say a “serious reduction in pesticide usage” is key to preventing the extinction of up to 41 percent of ...

You report the alarming decline of insects due to habitat loss and climate change (16 February, p 6). The response of insects to the latter is likely to be adaptation by evolution. Creatures with ...