The Antarctic midge is the only insect native to Antarctica, surviving extreme cold through a unique combination of dormancy ...

Soil samples collected in North Dakota wheat fields indicate the lowest populations of overwintering wheat midge larvae ...

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimise reproduction, making pollination one of nature's most important ...

It is commonly accepted that insects could possibly be a mechanical vector for transferring pathogens. Especially now larvae ...

Learn how this midge has a unique strategy for surviving what most organisms couldn’t.

For streams and rivers that experience high, off-colored water, catching the clear water when the ice recedes is prime time ...

Many have wished for those pesky flies to just disappear, but the truth of what their extinction would do to Earth's ...

Sea lice bites are an itchy rash caused by jellyfish larvae that get trapped in swimsuits after swimming in the ocean. The larvae release toxins that trigger irritation, redness, and welts on the skin ...

The team found that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly resume development at any moment when it suddenly ...

The researchers discovered that the midge undergoes a punctuated form of development as it progresses from its larval stage to adulthood. In its first winter, larvae reach their second instar—the ...

Few outsiders gain acceptance in termite society, but a species of blowfly has evolved an incredible multipart disguise that successfully fools termites, allowing its larvae to not just survive but ...