The red velvet ant earned its nickname by supposedly killing cows with a single sting, yet its venom contains none of the ...

This one made me do a double take. A tiny insect has been used for centuries to give foods their red color, and there's a good chance you've eaten it before.

Studying the secrets of how the common red milkweed beetle can safely feed on a toxic plant helps illuminate the ecological, evolutionary and economic impact of insect-plant interactions from a ...

Northern Virginia residents who are seeing tiny red insects in their yards may be looking at spotted lanternfly nymphs. Earlier this month, commonly spotted black-and-white bugs were identified as ...

The 'Red List of Taxonomists' initiative, funded by the European Union, launches its registration portal, where professionals and citizen scientists are called to register on. The purpose is to build ...

Red nets are better at keeping away a common agricultural insect pest than typical black or white nets, according to a new study. Researchers experimented with the effect of red, white, black and ...

State officials say they have confirmed a new population of invasive lanternflies in Michigan, the sixth county in the state where the insect has been identified. “Spotted lanternfly does not pose a ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State officials say they have confirmed a new population of invasive lanternflies in Michigan, the sixth county in the state where ...