Soybean aphids beware: Binodoxys communis may be coming to a field near you. Binodoxys communis, a wasp that is one-twenty-fifth of an inch in size, feast on soybean aphids, each stinging 50 to 100 ...

Woolly aphids aren’t the same as true aphids, but they are in the same family. They have a waxy, cotton-like covering that makes them appear fuzzy and protects them from predators and pesticides. True ...

It's a scene straight out of a horror film - you look around and see dead bodies everywhere. They haven't just been killed either, they've been hollowed out from the inside-out leaving behind ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- South Dakota State University researchers put out tiny Asian parasitic wasps at a dozen sites across eastern South Dakota this year to see if they have an impact on soybean aphids.

Evolution is unfolding in real time within many natural animal populations and researchers are now observing how this influences biodiversity in the field. In a newly published study in Molecular ...

Whenever I asked students to tell me how insects were ecologically important, two of the most common responses were “as plant pollinators” and “some insects were vectors/carriers of diseases.” It ...

At this time of year, you might notice an uptick in buzzing visitors around your patio, compost pile or refuse bins. The ...

Few insects strike greater fear into the hearts of orchard-owners than rosy apple aphids. These tiny bugs feed on the leaves of apple trees, draining them of nutrients. Their saliva, meanwhile, ...

The term "beneficial virus" sounds like an oxymoron. But for pea aphids under attack by parasitic wasps, carrying infected bacteria is the difference between life and a slow death, according to new ...

In the fall, weeds are often more troublesome than insect pests. Cool temperatures and more frequent rainfall in late summer ...