The blowfly larvae bodies have evolved to closely resemble those of the termites, the researchers report February 10 in Current Biology. Inside the nest, termites recognize each other through touch, ...

During guided outings in a small motorboat along a Malaysian river, we would also see purple herons, endangered storks, and — a highlight of the trip — an orangutan.

Scientists have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.

A research team from Osaka University and Diponegoro University, Indonesia has developed two new autonomous navigation ...

Feel like dissing instead of kissing your former lover this Valentine’s Day? Think your ex is more like a rat than a prince? Do you believe your former paramour should never procreate?

The gloomy scale is a species of armored scale insect (family Diaspidae) that infests many trees but is most associated with maples. These gray-brown insects attach themselves to bark and use ...

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The overlap between the bugs the defender knows about and those the attacker is aware of may be small. As a result, a large number of purchases in one market may do little to reduce the threat.

The Heights closed Thursday after staff identified bed bugs in a lifeguard office. At 5 p.m. Saturday, the Heights announced it would reopen after 48 hours of pest treatment. "Pest control ...

Now we get to the hard part: management of the little buggers. There is so much misinformation about bed bugs. Bed bug adults are visible with the naked eye and are between 3/8 to 1/4 of an inch long.