The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and ...

New research uncovers the surprising role of plant scents in insect diets and evolution especially butterflies and moths.

A new study introduces the "Salient Aroma Hypothesis," which explains how varying plant aromas, particularly those released ...

Field experiments were conducted to determine the effectiveness of different colored pheromone-baited traps in capture of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, males and nontarget Hymenoptera. Plastic ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/3495584 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/3495584 The Asian moth Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen is an immigrant in Florida and Panama where it ...

Discover the microscopic dimensions of the smallest moths on the planet. With a wingspan of just 2.5 millimetres, the Stigmella maya is one of the most petite moths known to science. But just how ...

The Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei) begins life as a caterpillar, hatching from one of 100 to 150 eggs, although many of its siblings will not make it to adulthood. The caterpillar, along with ...

In a recent study, a team of researchers led by Penn State scientists tested a new hypothesis for why some species of butterflies and moths have very specific diets, feeding on only a few types of ...

The first thing you notice about the entomology collections department, Lepidoptera division, at the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History is a faint, elusively familiar odor. Mothballs.