Scientists found microplastics in insect cases preserved since the 1970s, revealing the enduring and harmful impact of ...

I have been thinking about Mom. Days on the calendar keep getting crossed off. Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching. My gaze ...

New research shows that microplastics have been contaminating some freshwater streams decades earlier than previously ...

IT has been known for a long time that the application of a ligature posterior to the brain in the larva of the blowfly, Calliphora erythrocephala Meig., prevents the pupation of the posterior ...

The larva—a species of caddisfly—had stitched together a casing from scraps it found in its freshwater world. It was a normal act of insect ingenuity, nothing that would raise an eyebrow at ...

A team of biologists working at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, a research museum in the Netherlands, has found evidence of caddisfly larvae using microplastics to build their casings as far ...

Half a century of caddisfly casings (Trichoptera) with microplastic from natural history collections Tiny particles of plastic are everywhere today, but a discovery in a museum collection proves ...

Black flies are gnat-sized — much smaller than house flies ... Teams of scientists and student interns monitor and treat rivers and streams where larva live. Equipped with backpacks or low-flying ...

Black flies are gnat-sized — much smaller than ... Teams of scientists and student interns monitor and treat rivers and streams where larva live. Equipped with backpacks or low-flying ...

"All of these pests have specific habitats where the larvae develop, which results in isolated populations of highly pestiferous adult flies," says Gray. Some, such as horse flies, are strong ...

"All of these pests have specific habitats where the larvae develop, which results in isolated populations of highly pestiferous adult flies," says Gray. Some, such as horse flies, are strong fliers ...

Irresistible Adams — There are a multitude of Adams-style dry flies, and the Irresistible is the answer during ... Larger sizes imitate green drakes; smaller ones can fool a fish looking for caddis or ...