Insects
INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats
Dr. Dotan Rotem, an open space ecologist at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, explained that "butterflies are excellent bioindicators of the health of the ecosystem."
Study finds insect-borne bacteria turning harmless reed leafhopper into major agricultural pest
Understanding Israel's summer pests: A closer look at what's bugging you
Flesh-eating parasite found in US patient for first time in decades
National Moth Week kicks off Saturday worldwide
Celebrations will take place in all 50 US states and 37 other countries from July 20 to July 28.
Agriculture Ministry: More locusts swarm into Israel
Aerial and ground spraying has largely worked thus far in eradicating the swarms from Sinai.
Alternatively Speaking: All about bug bites
Alternative medicine expert Natalie Marx answers your questions: What essential oils or foods keep bugs away?
Frightened grasshoppers can affect their environment
New Worlds: Grasshoppers under stress can behave like tense humans who overeat sweets.
Photo Essay: Let this lizard come to you
If you’re in the desert in the boiling summer heat, you may find you are not the only crazy creature out and about.
New study may help develop ways of killing harmful pests
Discovery that mammal breath causes aphids to flee plants could lead to natural pesticide.
