insects

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To investigate what happens after a queen is lost, researchers removed queens from established colonies and watched how the insects responded.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The cash from the government's Species Survival Fund was spent restoring and protecting the area's plants, insects and birds, with community engagement being central to the scheme.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

A more accurate metaphor would be credit termites — insects that infest and destroy structural timbers.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The mites now wreak havoc on American bee colonies by feeding on the insects and spreading a wing-deforming virus.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Dr. Masuku had widened her knowledge of insects.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer