KPRC 2 spoke with Scott Egan, an associate professor at Rice University and an evolutionary biologist who studies insects in the local area to help you with all things gnat-related. “Gnats are a broad ...

The insects flying in circles around your porch light aren’t captivated by the light. Instead, they may have lost track of which way is up, high-speed infrared camera data suggest. Moths and other ...

A spotted lanternfly sighting in Tennessee has prompted officials to warn residents about the invasive species and the problems that come with them. According to The Tennessean, Tennessee is one of 18 ...

WASHINGTON — Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply, inexorably drawn to bright lights. But that’s not exactly what’s going on, a new study ...

When researchers reviewed footage of flying insects, they saw that the bugs tilted their backs toward the source of artificial light. Imperial College London Flip on a porch light on a summer evening ...

A long-term study in Colorado reveals that insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed areas. Over two decades, flying insect abundance dropped by more than 70%, closely linked to ...