As insects die off, birds are shrinking at this Lake Erie observatory

There are ways to support insects and protect your local birds.

Crashing insect populations lead to smaller tree swallows that reproduce less

Since the 1970s, the number of insects at Canada's Long Point Bird Observatory has dropped by more than 60%, according to a ...

There may be three times more species of insects than we thought

There may be three times as many species of insects than previously known, scientist warn - As many as 40 percent of the ...

There may be 3 times more insect species than previously thought

A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 million to 14 million more species than people thought, ...
Sun Journal

Pest predictor i-Tree will help identify harmful nonnative insects

Angela Mech, assistant professor of Entomology at University of Maine, has been leading the research for the i-Tree pest predictor. Mech specializes in invasive forest insects. University of Maine ...
WRIC

Invasive tree-damaging insects found on Richmond crape myrtles

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Environmentalists are warning about Richmond’s crape myrtle trees being attacked by a non-native invasive species called bark scale. The tree-damaging bugs have resurfaced and ...
The Hill

Dozens of tree species face extinction from insects, diseases and climate change: research

A first-of-its-kind report shows more than 100 native species of trees in the lower 48 states are facing the threat of extinction due to invasive insects, diseases and climate change. A sweeping ...

Stevens Point to treat city-owned trees for insects and disease

The city of Stevens Point will treat two types of city-owned trees over the next few weeks to protect against insects and ...