“The beetles do make a difference,” says Hans Cornelissen at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Researchers already knew that, by killing trees, insect infestations in forests can alter ...

BELLAIRE, MI – An invasion of beetles is coming, and it will bring another wave of damage to the already battered Michigan Northwoods. Participants at last week’s annual Michigan Society of American ...

Arlington, Va. — It has been more than four years since Mary Gallagher noticed the small piles of ‘‘sawdust'' beneath her imported, carved-wood elephant and watched, stunned, as tiny beetles scampered ...

(Trilobites): Leishmaniasis parasites eat human flesh. Cordyceps fungi lead ants to suicide. Toxoplasma gondii eliminate a mouse’s fear of cats. And a barnacle called Sacculina carcini castrates crabs ...

An insect known for turning entire mountainsides the color of rust could be making a resurgence in Colorado. The pest is none other than the mountain pine beetle. After a roughly decade-long period of ...

A late-March ice storm that left a 12-county area of northern Michigan a disaster area has left thousands of broken, damaged and fallen trees. And that is a vector for pests and disease. DNR officials ...

A pile of leaves can house over 100 species, including moths, beetles, salamanders, firefly larvae, and other beneficial insects that are essential for a healthy landscape. / Telegraph archives With ...