Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. “We noticed that, compared with natural ecosystems, tree ...

A byproduct of insect farming improves soil health and reduces insect damage in soybean and switchgrass crops according to ...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 20, 2025) A study in Conservation Genetics, entitled “Organic farming fosters arthropod diversity of specific insect guilds – evidence from metabarcoding,” showcases the ...

(CNN) — Extreme land use combined with warming temperatures are pushing insect ecosystems toward collapse in some parts of the world, scientists reported Wednesday. The study, published in the journal ...

The insects that keep the world running by pollinating plants and supporting food chains face grave risks, a new study has found. The combination of climate change and heavy agriculture is having a ...

A new study suggests that routine flea and tick treatments could expose native insects to high levels of toxins.

Entomologists say insects are declining at alarming rates — one major study estimates we’re losing 2% in total insect biomass every year. Now, the National Academy of Sciences is preparing to embark ...

A new analysis of insect abundance surveys finds the decline may not be as dire as previously thought. Photo by Charles J Sharp via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Since 2018, news of an ...

Amid recent reports of declining insect populations that have raised alarm, a meta-analysis published today (April 24) in Science finds that the number of individual freshwater insects has increased, ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The foundation of every ecosystem comes down to the birds and the bugs. Missoula is one of 96 sample sites that is part of a nationwide research study which aims to learn more about ...