Most spiders are both predators and prey, playing an essential role in the food web (pun intended). In fact, many spiders act ...

Ground beetles can look a bit frightening, but they’re great predators. Their prey includes aphids, Colorado potato beetles, corn earworms, cutworms, diamondback moths, root maggots, slugs and squash ...

URBANA — Crouched between rows of tomatoes and peppers tucked inside a high tunnel, researchers pluck insects off plants in the name of science. Because to catch a pest, you may have to release a ...

Aphids are one pest that make every gardener sigh as they return continuously. They're extremely common and don't discriminate in the plants they attack – ornamentals, edibles, flowers, foliage, and ...

There are about 40 kinds of cats out there – like me. There’s only one kind of human on Earth now. But there are more than a million kinds of insects. That’s just the insect species we know about.

Predatory insects have been shown to live longer when they have access to nectar and pollen, according to a new study. Thus, flowers don't just benefit insects, they help farmers farm sustainably.