Researchers find that insect pests might grow in population and metabolism as temperatures continue to rise. This means there might be more crop-eating pests with the need to eat more precious crops.

Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the ...

Insects play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystems and supporting life on Earth. While some insects damage crops, cause ...

Q: I was reading that worldwide insect populations are declining at an alarming rate and that 40% of insect species face extinction in the next 10 to 15 years. Use of pesticides and climate change are ...

The reed leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus) was originally a specialist, limited exclusively to reed grass as a food ...

Bats significantly reduce insect damage to plants, report researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the University of Michigan. Using nets to control the presence of bats and ...

Since the dawn of agriculture, humans have been unwillingly nourishing insects by growing plants that they then devour. Their mandibles consume somewhere between 10 and 20 percent of crops produced ...

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New research suggests the risk climate change poses to agriculture is higher than scientists realized because of the way insects respond to warmer temperatures. Credit: Paul J. Richards/Getty Images ...

Insects are going to love it when the world turns hotter in the coming years. Not only will they spread more disease — they will eat more crops, researchers reported Thursday. That’s because as ...

Insects do a lot more harm than ruining picnics. Some insects spread devastating diseases, while others cause staggering economic losses in agriculture. To control some of these pests, scientists are ...