When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Insects are devouring the grassland in the southern part of Gansu Province in northwestern China this summer season, posing the severest threat in 20 years in the area, according to local bureau for ...

Grasslands go by many different names and are made up of two main types: tropical — also known as savannas — and temperate. The two types appear similar, but have different kinds of soil and are ...

Insects also have a strong influence on grasslands, but we rarely give them much thought. Most grasses are wind-pollinated, but insects are the primary pollinators of most broad-leaved plants.

Charl Deacon is a post-doctoral researcher affiliated with the Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University. His research is funded by the Foundational Biodiversity ...

More than 90% of Alabama's native grassland habitat has been lost, according to Dwayne Estes, who founded the institute.

CHASE LAKE, N.D. - Neil Shook stands in unpastured grassland and asks visitors, "What do you hear?" He waits 10 seconds or so before answering his own question: "I hear very few birds and insects." ...

According to a new study by the University of Würzburg, Bavarian meadows are the most monotonous insect habitats. Surprisingly, fields and settlements often offer more diversity than grassland.