Aim: Invasions of non-native insects can have substantial impacts on agriculture, forestry, human health and biodiversity with considerable economic and environmental consequences. To understand the ...

1. Introduction -- 2. Basic insect functional anatomy and physiological principles -- 3. Temperature -- 4. Water -- 5. Nutrition, growth, and size -- 6. Oxygen -- 7. Techniques and applications -- 8.

Insect populations are declining precipitously worldwide due to pesticide use and other factors, with a potentially "catastrophic" effect on the planet, a study has warned. More than 40% of insect ...

A conversation with a city official provided perfect timing for conversation about the environment, particularly insects. The official downplayed my disappointment regarding a Stacy Park project that ...

Disease-carrying insects are no longer confined to the tropics or to a short summer season. From mosquitoes and ticks to the so-called kissing bug, a growing body of research shows that these vectors ...

Sep. 3—A conversation with a city official provided perfect timing for conversation about the environment, particularly insects. The official downplayed my disappointment regarding a Stacy Park ...