while introduced species are exploding in numbers." The soldier butterfly has declined by over 90 percent in the continental US over the last two decades. (Jeff Glassberg) There are now hundreds of ...

Insects are essential for ecosystems, but mounting evidence suggests many populations are collapsing under modern pressures.

Silverfish are a common pest in UK homes, and their numbers explode in August, then continue into the wetter months like ...

Even in areas relatively undisturbed by human activity, insect populations are on the decline, with climate change as a likely culprit. That's the finding of new research from the University of North ...

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising concerns about the health of ...

Discovery of Insects Trapped in Amber Sheds Light on Ancient Amazon Rainforest WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, ...

Like a plague of locusts, small, black-and-red flies swarmed the porch of Patricia Sagastume's beachfront home on the Bolivar Peninsula over the weekend. Dragonflies and birds swooped in behind them, ...