As winter sets in, it’s easy to see insects as dormant nuisances waiting to resurface in spring. But beneath piles of leaves and tucked into woodpiles, countless creatures—both pests and ...

The current cold snap is affecting more than people and pets. It could also influence when insects become active after ...

Sticky traps in northwest Illinois are showing Ken Ferrie a picture he had hoped he wouldn’t have to see: populations of northern corn rootworm moving into the state. “We saw some of the northern ...

In the quest for eternal life, humans have come up with all kinds of schemes to halt the aging process. From hacking our DNA to blood transfusions, to supplements, and even intermittent fasting, ...

Flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) collected in Costa Rica and Panama lack the pupal diapause that is characteristic of flesh flies from the temperate zone and tropical Africa. The absence of a diapause ...

Studying the African turquoise killifish, which enters into a suspended state called "diapause" during dry and unfavorable growing seasons, researchers uncovered mechanisms that allow the arrested ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American “Winter is coming.” This is the motto of ...

Diapause is a seasonal adaptation strategy of insects and animals where biological functions are put on hold, such as insect eggs that remain dormant until conditions are more favorable to hatch. This ...

When winter is upon us, we are aware of our shorter days and colder temperatures. And so we get out our winter coats, hats, gloves and scarves; fill our cars with antifreeze; turn up the heat in our ...

Five nominal species of braconid wasps that parasitize nymphs of five mirid species were studied on farms. The biological data obtained indicate that Peristenus pallipes (Curtis) is likely two (and ...