A research team from the Natural History Museum of Denmark has published a compelling new study in insect taxonomy in the ...

A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

New calculations suggest that the insect species inhabiting our planet may be double or triple previous estimates.

How to identify and deal with the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, one of the most destructive pests in the United States.

Earth has a dizzying diversity of insects, with beetles alone making up 25 percent of all named animal species. The new ...

For 40 years, we thought Earth was home to six million insect species. Turns out, it could be three times that.

Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that ...

Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree Lesley Evans Ogden, Knowable Magazine Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they ...

Japanese beetles can turn healthy plants into skeletons. Here is how to identify and remove these garden pests.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The remarkable Hercules beetle is widely recognised as one of the largest and strongest insects on Earth. Found throughout parts ...

One of Africa's giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west African cocoa ...

Scientists estimate at least between 14 and 30 million insect species, not just six million.