Explore: Insect Communities

reports emerged about the widespread decline in populations across multiple insect orders. The reported severity shocked many observers, even though there

discourage insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface. Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne

Insect ecology is the interaction of insects, individually or as a community, with the surrounding environment or ecosystem. This interaction is mostly

well-studied in the scientific literature. Various insect teas are produced by small traditional communities particularly in the Southeast Asian hill regions

state insect and state butterfly, etc.). Iowa and Michigan are the two states without a designated state insect. More than half of the insects chosen

ἔντομον (éntomon), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (lógos), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology

communities rely on riparian forests due to their unique characteristics. The constant process of flooding and drought allow for insect communities to

colonies can be viewed as superorganisms. Eusociality has evolved among the insects, crustaceans, trematoda and mammals. It is most widespread in the Hymenoptera

Insect fighting is a range of competitive sporting activity, commonly associated with gambling, in which insects are pitted against each other. Forms of

(1990). "Chemical communication in insect communities: a guide to insect pheromones with special emphasis on social insects". Biological Reviews. 65 (3): 227–247