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Check out this new paper published as an output of the Group on Insect Nutrition To Open Nutritional Innovative Challenges (GIN-TONIC) Cost Action! Jordan contributed to this alongside an incredible team of researchers spanning 15 institutions and 12 countries, and it’s now published in Journal of Insects as Food and Feed! Knowledge gaps in feeding Continue reading "NEW PAPER: Knowledge gaps in f…

Cambridgeshire: It was nearly ready to fly but it was partly out of its chrysalis and partly still in it On Sunday morning, I was pottering in the garden wondering what to do. I saw a flapping coming from my wildflower patch, so I went to my clump of clover. I pushed it away, only to reveal a large white butterfly fresh out of its chrysalis. It had been drying its damp wings in the sun. Then I re…

A seven-year study has resulted in a new understanding of the life history of a parasitic insect that infects the paper wasp.

Its name is short — like its size — but bees are one of Earth's most important and busy creatures.

Vibrating flowers uses huge amounts of energy, forcing bees to choose which plants to visit and affecting which ones are pollinated Bees use as much energy collecting pollen through “floral buzzing” as they do taking off in flight, a study shows. Scientists have found the vibrations bumblebees use to shake pollen loose from flowers are among the most exhausting behaviours they perform, forcing be…

Entomologists have discovered that carpenter ants -- the largest genus within the stingless ant subfamily Formicinae -- produce dozens of previously unknown venom peptides with antifungal properties. The post Formicine Ants Produce Hidden Arsenal of Venom Peptides, Study Finds appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of true bug that has claws. Amber from Myanmar’s Kachin region has preserved many fossils that reveal the animal diversity of a Cretaceous forest ecosystem from about 100 million years ago. The deposit continues to produce species that were previously unknown to science. LMU researchers have now identified [...]

A wine rope meant for moths caught something that shouldn't exist in Iceland. Three insects later, the country's mosquito-free status was gone.

Cranbrook, Kent: The swarm has gathered in a plum tree, looking for a new home. And I have just the place There comes this moment in May when I’m still anticipating the fresh green of spring, but looking up at the oak see it in a lustreless summer hue. A little rain would renew its sheen, but it’s been dry for weeks and there is no reprieve from this fleeting sense of loss. Abruptly, there comes …

A study finds the pungent bulb to be a real turn-off for them The post Garlic: Culinary Staple, Birth Control for Flies appeared first on Nautilus .

Garlic is not a substance that most people consider an aphrodisiac. It turns out that mosquitoes agree.

Mark Sturtevant is back with some arthropod photos for us. His captions and IDs are indented, and you can enlarge his photos by clicking on them. Today we have another set of pictures of arthropods from my area in eastern Michigan. Some of these were taken in the field and others were in a staged … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos

In recognition of Lyme Disease Awareness month, Erika Machtinger, associate professor of entomology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, offered practical tips on protecting against ticks in this Q&A.

Trigger warning for anyone squicked out by wriggling masses of things The post These Beetles Might Be Flying Ubers for Worms appeared first on Nautilus .

Scientific Reports, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-52216-0 Multi-generational life table responses of Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to mixed diets supplied via its factitious prey