Higher tree species diversity leads directly to higher diversity of leaf-eating insects, researchers report. Understanding the drivers of the high diversity in tropical forests has been a major ...

A tree-deforming insect infestation is spreading throughout Utah, and warming temperatures are only making it worse, a new study has found. The new study, published in Forest Ecology and Management by ...

GLOUCESTER Co., Va. - The Virginia Department of Forestry said it has confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer, an invasive tree-killing insect, in Gloucester County. A release from the VDOF ...

Entomology is a branch of zoology that is specialized in the study of insects. This discipline deals with insect behavior, ...

Angela Mech, assistant professor of Entomology at University of Maine, has been leading the research for the i-Tree pest predictor. Mech specializes in invasive forest insects. University of Maine ...

The insects known as Hemiptera are not a particularly glamorous bunch. This group includes stink bugs, bed bugs, litter bugs, scale insects and aphids. Their closest relatives are thrips, bark lice ...

Insects that drink sap and eat plant parts typically attack the leaves or fleshy portion of the tree, which generally does not kill the plant. Boring insects, on the other hand, bore into the main ...