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The two CT labs focus on managing invasive insects—like spongy moths, spotted lanternflies, Asian long-horned beetles—to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

Africa is not short on intimidating insects, and a surprising number of them come with painful stings. While most of these ...