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DARPA Aims to Create Armies of ‘Insect Allies’ to Protect Crops Worldwide

Nov 03, 2016 11:16 PM EDT

"DARPA plans to harness the power of this natural system by engineering genes inside plant viruses that can be transmitted by insects to confer protective traits to the target plants they feed upon."

When the beetles dance on top of a ball of dung, they simultaneously take a photograph of how celestial bodies are positioned so that they know where to go.

Dung Beetles Dance on Poop to Capture 'Snapshot' of Milky Way Galaxy

Ana Verayo |

May 14, 2016 04:16 AM EDT

In a remarkable new discovery, scientists reveal how ding beetles do a little dance on top of their poop ball, to capture a snapshot of the celestial bodies in the sky.

Monarch Butterfly Population May Quadruple in Mexico

Elena Garcia |

Nov 14, 2015 07:26 AM EST

Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico could nearly quadruple in number this year thanks to actions taken by the United States, Mexico and Canada to protect the migratory species, authorities said on Thursday.

Endangered Hine’s Emerald Dragonflies Raised In Captivity Freed In Illinois

Quadey Humile |

Jul 18, 2015 05:18 AM EDT

A species of federally endangered dragonflies raised in a South Dakota laboratory over the past several years are being freed into a forest preserve this week in Illinois.

New Jersey Beetles: Invasive Insect That Kills Trees Growing At Alarming Rate

Quadey Humile |

Jul 10, 2015 12:01 AM EDT

A destructive and invasive breed of insect growing at an alarming rate is starting to worry the people of New Jersey.

Cyborg Beetles Unravel the Mechanism of Flying Insects

Marco Foronda |

Mar 17, 2015 11:20 AM EDT

Every action of the beetles like taking off and landing depends on radio commands.

Cockroaches Have Individual 'Personalities', Study Shows

Marco Foronda |

Mar 11, 2015 10:55 AM EDT

If all cockroaches were the same "personality-wise," they should all exhibit identical behavior.

Little Fire Ants Continue to Invade Hawaii

Marco Foronda |

Dec 30, 2014 09:57 AM EST

Fire ants belong to the world’s most invasive species.

Dragonflies Plan Ahead when Hunting Prey

Marco Foronda |

Dec 11, 2014 07:24 AM EST

Scientists previously believed dragonflies actually copied every movement of their prey.

Bugs Keep New York City Clean; Kill-off Rats

Marco Foronda |

Dec 03, 2014 04:39 AM EST

They also suggest ants and rats are competitors in eating human garbage.

Genetics Being Used to Fight Bed Bugs

Nyrene Grace Patricia Paranga |

Nov 25, 2014 06:24 PM EST

The study is the first to trace the mitochondrial genes of the insects.

An intensive insect family tree reveals how insects evolved from a poisonous crustacean called remipedia.

Evolutionary Insect Family Tree Reveals Insects Were the First Animals to Fly 400 Million Years Ago

Ana Verayo |

Nov 08, 2014 07:53 PM EST

Scientists have mapped out the most comprehensive insect family tree ever made that reveals important evolutionary data of how they became the first animals to fly.

A mating pair of Australian plague locusts

Protein Found in Insect Blood Helps Pests' Immune Responses

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 15, 2014 03:18 PM EDT

Michael Kanost, a university distinguished professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, together with his colleagues from Kansas State University, found that protein molecules in the blood of insects function as their immune systems by binding to the surfaces of pathogens to identify infections in their body.