Recently, you may have heard of one increasingly prevalent pest: the yellow ladybug. These hard-shelled, button-sized beetles ...

Named for their distinctive hovering flight, stripey yellow-and-black hover flies (Syrphidae) are often mistaken for bees.

The bigger threat they pose is to the environment. Yellow-legged hornets feed on a variety of insects, including honeybees. A ...

Most modern gymnosperms—conifers and gingkoes, for instance—rely on the wind to spread their pollen. For some gymnosperms called cycads, insects serve as their pollen shuttle service, and did so long ...