The long-held belief that more than ten percent of tropical insect species feed on a specific plant host is revised by a team of researchers led by Vojtech Novotny of the Czech Academy of Sciences and ...

Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don’t tend to do well when their surroundings dry out. New research published this Wednesday indicates they may be ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...

New research from Brazil shows terrestrial insects there are declining both in abundance and diversity, while aquatic insects are largely staying steady. Given a dearth of long-term data on tropical ...

A fund set up by STRI staff scientist Annette Aiello intends to provide long-term funding for the preservation and management of the insect collection at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in ...

Insect species are most diverse in the tropics, but are largely unresearched, with many species not described by science. But entomologists believe abundance is being impacted by climate change, ...

Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals.

Insects are the most numerous group of animals on the planet. There are an estimated 5.5 million species, 80% of which remain to be discovered. Yet insects are experiencing steep, widespread declines ...

Tim Newbold receives funding from the Royal Society, UK Natural Environment Research Council grants NE/R010811/1 and NE/V006533/1, ESRC grants ES/P011306/1 and ES/S008160/1, and from the Leverhulme ...