Is that an assassin bug or a stink bug? A ladybug or a harlequin bug? A carpenter ant or a termite? (We can answer at least ...

We all know about beneficial insects like dragonflies and bees. But as gardeners learn more about how different life-forms ...

Chimpanzees are the animals with the most complex memory, apart from humans. They remember where and when ripe fruits are ...

But "only a tiny fraction of insects spread disease or compete with us for our crops," he writes. Klein notes the role that ...

However, these armored sap-sucking pest insects can cause all kinds of trouble with food plants and ornamentals if left to multiply. If your plants have suddenly developed unusual bumps or lumps ...

Several kinds of insects live only in association with one kind of fungus, and vice versa. In some instances the insect actively cultivates the fungus, browsing on it and controlling its growth ...