There are concerns New World screwworm flies, which can be dangerous to humans, could cross into southern Texas.

Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded ...

are capable of laying up to 60 eggs per day, raising concerns over potential mass infestations. A significant outbreak in ...

In the case of a butterfly, the pupa is inside the chrysalis (other insects may spin cocoons or pupate in the soil) until the adult emerges. Adults mate and lay eggs. An insect with incomplete ...

Certain Insects lay their eggs in specific plant tissues, causing the formation of a protuberance that nourishes the insect larva. How does the insect induce the plant to grow this abnormal tissue?

Lacewings are fantastic predators. They will snap up on a wide variety of plant-destroying pests, including aphids, scales, thrips, mealybugs and caterpillars. Lacewings also frequently feed on eggs, ...

But with access to plants that the moths can see and smell, the insects can now choose between ... programs to discourage moths from [laying eggs] on healthy plants?” Seltzer thinks this kind ...

One of them played recorded sounds that stressed plants typically emit. The result: the butterflies preferred to lay eggs on the silent plant. This discovery suggests that plant sounds indicate their ...