Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans.

Insects live in nearly every habitat, and it’s estimated that there are currently 10 quintillion insects on the globe. So far scientists who study bugs, called entomologists, have named one ...

Global insect biodiversity has been in decline due to habitat loss, pesticides and climate change. Restoration of insect habitat paired with smart land use changes toward renewable energy ...

providing shelter and food for insects. And resisting the urge to wipe the garden clean can continue to foster a wildlife habitat for those beneficial creatures. “We create nectar gardens to ...

Those bugs need the habitat, including the long grass and the ... You may not realize it, but without insects, we would not survive long on this planet. From the food we eat and the clothes ...

Climate change, habitat loss, light pollution and the widespread use of pesticides have made much of our environment unwelcoming to insects. As an insect diagnostician, Zach Schumm fields a lot of ...

For the first time in North America, visitors to the San Diego Zoo can see a rare, night-time bug in a special habitat at the Zoo's Wildlife Explorers Basecamp. For over ten years, the San Diego ...

That would be us, humans. The first problem, Black says, is that we’re gobbling up insect habitat, like prairies and forests, with our farms, buildings, and homes. He points out that there are ...

while nonprofits are pushing to create “rewilded” natural landscapes for wildlife and plants in Portugal, Bulgaria and Romania. Deurne is already planning a second bug habitat.

They examined how vegetation would establish and how insect communities would respond to the newly established habitat. The five-year field study looked at two solar sites in southern Minnesota ...

Their small habitat on Ball's Pyramid is home to very few of these insects and is at risk from extreme weather and collectors. The scarcity and fragility of their host plants is also a major worry.