WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They pollinate our flowers, vegetables and fruit. They spread deadly diseases. They flash in the summer night. They bore into the wood in our homes. And they serve as supper for ...

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The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals. Lord Howe ...

Invasive insects in the U.S. could kill up to 1.4 million street trees by 2050, according to researchers. In an international study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, a team found that the ...

Emerald ash borers are already predicted to kill all ash trees in more than 6,000 urban areas. Ryan Armburst, Kansas Forest Service In a new study, researchers found that invasive insects in the ...