Insects are all around us – an ant on the sidewalk, a bee buzzing by, a butterfly floating on the breeze – and they shape the world we experience. They pollinate flowering plants, decompose waste, ...

"That’s their blood meal." Experts issue warning as disease-carrying insects appear in new US regions: 'They are locked into humans' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Ants, roaches, and other creepy crawlies like to chill out, too. Hot temperatures can be just as dangerous for insects as they are for humans—and they can drive insects into your house for survival.

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Bed bugs are more than just a modern nuisance. New research shows they have been with us since humans first started living in caves around 60,000 years ago. That makes them possibly the earliest ...

Christopher Halsch has received funding from the USDA NIFA (2022-67011-36563). Eliza Grames receives funding from the National Science Foundation (DEB 2225092). Insects are all around us – an ant on ...

Hot temperatures can be just as dangerous for insects as they are for humans—and they can drive insects into your house for survival. Extreme heat can also cause bugs to breed more frequently, so a ...