Insect life-cycle polymorphism : introduction / S. Masaki and W. Wipking -- Diversity and integration of life-cycle controls in insects / H.V. Danks -- Seasonal plasticity and life-cycle adaptations ...

Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a ...

Temperature-dependent development models quantify the influence of ambient temperature on the life-cycle progression of insects, enabling prediction of stage-specific rates such as egg hatch, larval ...

Periodical cicadas have one of the strangest life cycles in the animal kingdom. The 17-year cicadas spend 99.5% of their lives underground in an undeveloped nymph state, which is the longest strictly ...

New research findings could help scientists control the emerald ash borer, an invasive pest ravaging native ash trees in North America. New research findings could help scientists control the emerald ...

Climate change is reshaping the interactions between plants and their insect herbivores through multifaceted alterations in temperature, atmospheric composition and precipitation patterns. Rising ...

Diapause is one of the most remarkable adaptive strategies evolved by insects to survive predictable periods of environmental adversity. By integrating ...

Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals.

As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an "insect apocalypse," biologists are desperate to determine how the six-legged creatures are responding to a warming world and to ...