Insects, WHI-ZOR
When people talk about “insects,” they often mean pests or disease carriers such as bedbugs, houseflies, beetles, mosquitoes, fleas, and hornets. To be fair, though, many insects are beneficial to humans, albeit sometimes indirectly: they pollinate plants, produce useful substances, control pest insects, act as scavengers, and serve as food for other animals. Some insects, such as butterflies, are beautiful to behold, and insects such as ladybugs flaunt eye-catching colors and patterns.
Insects Encyclopedia Articles By Title
white butterfly
white butterfly, (subfamily Pierinae), any of a group of butterflies in the family Pieridae (order Lepidoptera)......
Whitefly
Whitefly, any sap-sucking member of the insect family Aleyrodidae (order Homoptera). The nymphs, resembling scale......
Who’s Who at the Moth Ball
Moths do not get the adoration of their butterfly counterparts, but their beauty is no less dazzling. Many people......
Why are bees important?
Bees are crucial to our world for several reasons, primarily due to their role as pollinators. The approximately......
Why are bugs attracted to light?
There are many theories that attempt to explain why the proverbial moth, among other insects, is drawn to a flame,......
Why are cicadas so noisy?
Ah, summer. In many parts of the world, summer is the time of year when the cicadas are buzzing so loudly that......
Why are mosquitoes attracted to certain people?
Mosquitoes that feed on human blood are attracted to certain people more than others due to a combination of factors......
Why Are Spotted Lanternflies Bad?
Originally from China, India, and Vietnam, the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is considered a harmful......
Why Do Bees Buzz?
Most of what we hear as buzzing from bees is due to the rapid beating of their tiny wings. Some bees beat their......
Why do crickets chirp at night?
Male crickets are musical insects, chirping to establish their territory and to attract mates. Their chirping sounds......
Why do mosquitoes drink blood?
Female mosquitoes drink blood to produce viable eggs. The proteins and iron in blood are essential for mosquito......
Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?
You already know why cicadas are so unbelievably noisy. But why do some of them appear aboveground only every 17......
window fly
window fly, (family Scenopinidae), any of a relatively rare group of black flies (order Diptera) that are a little......
window-winged moth
window-winged moth, (family Thyrididae), any of a group of tropical moths (order Lepidoptera) that are generally......
wood wasp
wood wasp, primitive insect belonging to any of three families in the suborder Symphyta (order Hymenoptera): Xiphydriidae,......
woolly bear
woolly bear, the caterpillar of any of several species of tiger moth. One of the most well-known species is the......
yellow jacket
yellow jacket, any of 35–40 species (genera Dolichovespula and Vespula) of social wasps, principally of the Northern......
yucca moth
yucca moth, (genus Tegeticula), any of four species of insects of the Prodoxidae family of moths (order Lepidoptera).......
zebra swallowtail butterfly
zebra swallowtail butterfly, (Eurytides marcellus), species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (order Lepidoptera)......
zorapteran
zorapteran, (order Zoraptera), any of a small group of about 30 species of insects found on every continent except......