As periodical cicadas emerge from the ground across the eastern U.S., some might be infected by a bizarre parasitic fungus that hijacks the brains of the insects, manipulating them so that they try ...

There is nothing romantic about how bed bugs mate. In this video short, learn how these insects reproduce, and discover how female bed bugs have evolved to cope with an, er, irregular form of ...

When male cicadas are infected with Massospora, they exhibit both male and female mating behavior: singing to attract females and flicking their wings to attract males. Nature Picture Library / Alamy ...

If you have been outside in the last 24 hours, there is a good chance you have gotten a mouthful of bugs. But, what exactly are they? They are wooly aphids and the reason they have been so active is ...

"Songs of Summer Insects,” a look at local insects and just how they make all that racket, will be presented in a free virtual program at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, by naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales. The ...