In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that ...

A former bee keeper is calling for a united Auckland front to eliminate the threat of yellow-legged hornets.

Metarhizium robertsii, a pathogenetic soil-dwelling fungus, infects a variety of insects through spores that eventually kill them. Scientists have known that the fungus can spread when a healthy bug ...

Butterfly and moth wings can be stunningly beautiful. More importantly, some have colourful and elaborate patterns that serve as a defence against hungry predators. There are many butterfly and moth ...