Screwworm parasites are getting closer and closer to the U.S. border. The parasites primarily infect cows. Officials in nine countries are trying to get a handle on the New World screwworm, a fly ...

While mosquitoes are known to be dangerous to humans because they suck human blood and pass on dangerous diseases in doing so, crane flies, on the other hand, are safe for humans but can be harmful to ...

In early August I had reports of crane flies in large numbers gathering on the sides of buildings or clambering about in the grass. There are thousands of species of crane fly in the world, and I ...

One wasp larva biting another. (Photo courtesy of Yui ImasakiI and Tomoji Endo) (CN) — Cain and Abel. Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth. Liam and Noel Gallagher. Sibling rivalries are as old as ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Texas Department of Agriculture is on alert as the threat of screwworm, a flesh-eating fly larva, looms closer to the U.S. border. Commissioner Sid Miller explained ...

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, ...

When one species is genetically similar to another species, their populations can often be mistaken for one and the same. This is exactly what has happened with Papilio solstitius, a tiger swallowtail ...

The larvae of lacewings, of which there are thousands of species, devour just about everything in their path, experts said. De Agostini via Getty Images The delicate-looking flying insects could be ...