Researchers Discover Red Cloth Dyed With Insects From a Cave, Shed Light on Advanced Intellect of Ancient Civilization ...

The invasive pest from Japan kills red pine trees, but it's unclear how pervasive it is on the northern New York landscape.

A tree-killing pest native to Japan was identified in Upstate New York forests for the first time in 40 years, and conservationists want to know if you've seen it.

2). Adult female covers are called tests (Fig. 3), and can be up to 2 mm wide with a central pale ring. The test is not attached to the body and can be peeled back to reveal the soft-bodied scale ...

It’s the red of lipstick and cheek blush ... The cochineal bugs—a species of scale insect—are a centuries-old colorant. In the 19th century, chemists figured out how to make a synthetic ...