In general, insect populations are highly influenced by the weather, both during the growing season and winter. Most of the insects that inhabit North Dakota are known as "cold hardy insects," which ...

From the hemlock woolly adelgid to the emerald ash borer to the mountain pine beetle, invasive insects are killing large swaths of our nation’s forests. According to a new report, extreme weather ...

Insects have weak ability to adjust their thermal limits to high temperatures and are thus more susceptible to global warming than previously thought. As more frequent and intense heat waves expose ...

A new review paper finds that climate change is pounding insects in a wide variety of ways all over the world. Because insects are so sensitive to temperature change, climate change is impacting them ...

A mosquito draws blood from a person's arm — a reminder of the health risks posed by rising mosquito populations and the importance of prevention. Climate change symptoms like rising temperatures in ...

As more frequent and intense heat waves expose animals to temperatures outside of their normal limits, an international team has studied over 100 species of insect to better understand how these ...