Mosquitoes, flies, and the occasional water bug are finding themselves on tennis balls.

Likening it to providing more runways at busy airports, researchers at North Carolina State University found in a new study that adding protruding rocks to restored streams can help attract female ...

From water to air: we only know many flying insects as adults, but many of them have their first life stages in the water. The larvae of mayflies, for example, spend almost a year in the shallow shore ...

Water bugs, also known as Oriental cockroaches, can be a major nuisance. Learn where they hide to hopefully keep them away ...

Researchers have found that tropical forest ecosystems are more reliant on aquatic insects than temperate forest ecosystems, making them more vulnerable to disruptions to the links between land and ...

Insects inhabit environments ranging from humid tropics to arid deserts, yet they maintain water balance through an integrated suite of physiological adaptations. The impermeable cuticle, together ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Building robots that can effortlessly mimic the movements of insects on water has been a persistent challenge in robotics. The ability to move autonomously and efficiently in ...