For more than a decade, scientists have reported severe declines in populations of insects. We didn’t need the scientists to tell us. Anyone who remembers the numbers of bugs that used to splatter on ...

The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing "death by a thousand cuts," the world’s top bug experts said. Climate change, insecticides, herbicides, light pollution, invasive species and changes in ...

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

Microclimates—as opposed to large-scale regional or even global scale macroclimate models—may hold the key to offsetting the negative impacts of extreme weather events on already vulnerable insect ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...

A wasp clings to a plant in a meadow in the sunshine. Reporter With summer around the corner, so too are the bugs. Insects, much like their human counterparts, are more lively in the spring and summer ...

Cover -- Title page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: A life with insects -- Part I. Why insects matter. 1. A brief history of insects -- 2. The importance of insects -- 3. The wonder of ...

The dark green fritillary is struggling to keep up with the advancing phenology of plants that the caterpillar stage relies on, such as dog-violet and marsh violet. Credit: Charles J. Sharp, Wikimedia ...