Moths and butterflies are in the Order Lepidoptera and just part of the world’s million plus species of insects. In North ...

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have studied a core element of the insect olfactory system to see how this knowledge might help in both fighting insects and using them to our advantage. The ...

Washington, DC – Richard Benton is the 2009 Grand Prize winner in the international competition for The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. He is being recognized for his research on the ...

DEET, the widely used mosquito repellent, does not block the insects' sense of smell but simply stinks to them, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. But just as we are starting to understand insect senses, something is shifting in the ...