There is just so much going on in science that no single person can keep up with it all. So when a friend of mine sent me a copy of an article about the beginnings of a remote-controlled moth, I just ...

Moths move significantly less when exposed to artificial nighttime light, new research shows. Moths' attraction to artificial ...

If you’re in the Halloween mood and looking for a good scare, check out the Creatonotos Gangis (C. Gangis) moth — the giant insect that has gone viral for its spooky appearance. A picture and video of ...

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

A new study from the University of Exeter shows that artificial light does more than attract moths. Light can cause moths to ...

Turn on a light outside at night, and it won't be long before a bevy of insects start careening wildly around it, apparently drawn in "like a moth to a flame," as the saying goes. Now, in a series of ...

Sunflower moth, banded sunflower head moth seed weevils (red and gray) have been detected in the Front Range area and northeastern Colorado. Usually these insects are active in sunflower fields ...

Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) on flower, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar. Xanthopan morganii praedicta, Madagascan sphinx moth. While Darwin predicted that the orchid ...

The world's largest moth has been spotted in Washington state, which is some 2,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the tropics. Its wingspan measure 10 inches, the previous record holder ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is expanding the Box Tree Moth (BTM) quarantine zone to stop the spread of the invasive insect.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture is adding Lucas County to a quarantine zone to try to stop the spread of the pest.