COLUMBIA, Mo. -- About 80 percent of all animals on the planet are insects, and the Enns Entomology Museum at the University of Missouri has one of the most important collections in the world. The ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 13 and SDG 15. The alarming decline of insect populations globally has emerged as a critical environmental issue, with profound ...

Nearly 90 percent of insect and arachnid species in North America lack conservation status, leaving major gaps in biodiversity protection.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 2, SDG 3, and SDG 4. The intricate relationships between insects and plants within agroecosystems are pivotal to understanding ...

"For someone collecting widely across many insect orders, who had included many other flying insects, it seemed odd that these important groups were missing," she said, adding that a limited number ...

A researcher discovered an interesting tiger beetle in the Midwestern State University insect collection. The MSU Texas collection, featuring specimens collected by the late Walter Dalquest, is ...

There are 3 million insects in an inconspicuous room on Washington State University’s campus. Completely filling row after row of metal cabinets, each individual specimen is pinned and labeled with ...

Creepy crawlies are vital to the health of our planet – but gaining support for them isn’t always easy. Insects and arachnids ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The way gardeners view insects has come a long way in the past few decades. The importance of pollinators and the natural pest ...