Ancient DNA can now be retrieved from various insect remains without destruction of the specimens. Ancient DNA can now be retrieved from various insect remains without destruction of the specimens.

Thousands of preserved bug specimens from around the world have made their way to UMass Lowell to help enhance the study of insects. Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich is the new ...

A new bug is joining the shelves of the Museum of Comparative Zoology’s 7-million-strong insect collection, one made not of antennae and exoskeleton, but of wires and lenses: “Lightning Bug,” a ...

Researchers from the Department of Zoology at the University of Granada have captured micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) images of an undescribed insect trapped in amber for over 35 million years, ...

A first-of-its-kind study used herbarium specimens to track insect herbivory across more than a century, and found that, across four species -- shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), swamp white oak (Quercus ...

Luomus welcomes well-preserved and well-documented specimens to its collections. Luomus accepts well-preserved and well-documented specimens for accessioning into its scientific collections. We ...