These insects are the vampires of the insect world that have mouthparts that enable them to pierce the plant and obtain their nourishment by siphoning water, sugars and other nutrients. Some have ...

A team of paleontologists from the Borissiak Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) discovered four new species of extinct insects with sucking mouthparts in mid-Cretaceous ...

Insects often bite humans in an attempt to feed or in self-defense. Most insect bites are harmless and disappear after a few days. However, in some cases, an insect bite may become infected. Many ...

Many people use 'bug' and 'insect' interchangeably. Scientifically, insects are a broad class. True bugs are a specific order within insects, known as Hemiptera. They have unique piercing-sucking ...

Ah, the bounty of spring: all the tender new foliage on trees and shrubs, flowers galore and prolific growth in the vegetable garden. We gardeners revel in the abundance the season brings, and just ...