Newly described aquatic insects, belonging to the genus Hydropsyche, are helping close substantial knowledge gaps regarding ...

Researchers have found that tropical forest ecosystems are more reliant on aquatic insects than temperate forest ecosystems, making them more vulnerable to disruptions to the links between land and ...

Likening it to providing more runways at busy airports, researchers at North Carolina State University found in a new study that adding protruding rocks to restored streams can help attract female ...

No, this isn’t a prop from a King Kong movie — it’s a newly discovered member of the Megaloptera family that could very well be the largest aquatic insect in the world. Images of the grotesquely huge ...

The first swallows have made landfall in the UK, fanning out over the greening landscape. The early arrivals, generally males, are a streak of electric blue in the spring sunshine. These heralds of a ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 15, 2026) As water bodies continue to be contaminated by pesticides and fertilizers used in chemical-intensive agriculture, international researchers find increasing threats to ...

You can't stop Michigan's annual mayfly swarm, but here are some tips that may discourage them from hanging around your home.

The giant water bug is a predatory insect that hunts aquatic creatures. This bug has sharp mouthparts that deliver a painful bite to prey and humans. Many people call the giant water bug a “toe biter” ...