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Those pathogens can then be transferred to the next creature the insect feeds on when it deposits saliva into that creature’s bloodstream.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

No insect shocks him more than the female praying mantis, a creature with a pious name that belies her appetite for other insects—and even for her own mate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Bees are one of the most diverse insect groups.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

The same invasive insect was found to have infested grapevines sold at select Northern California Costco warehouses earlier this year, also triggering a major response to try to limit the insect’s impact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Up in the Dakotas they don’t have this insect life,” I told Charlie.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

It said the tell-tale signs of bedbugs include red, irritating bites and small blood smears on bed linen; and small brown insects in or around the sleeping area.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

It is not just the mosquito experts who have a role to play in preventing mosquito-borne disease outbreaks as the climate warms and the insects spread across more of the U.S.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Researchers selected it because the insects have distinctive physical features that closely resemble the unusual abilities of Luffy, the main character in One Piece.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Novack is all about the smells and the birds and insects the plants have recruited to visit the garden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

However, even amid the nearly constant biting and stinging insects, the men made headway with the portage, finishing it in two days.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple