It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths.

One of the aims has been to maintain supplies of insects in large numbers throughout the year. This has necessitated a study of the factors affecting diapause, the quiescent phase in which most ...

So, how do insects make it through the cold of the winter months? As the day length shortens and temperature cools, a process called diapause begins in insects. Diapause is basically like bug ...

However, the majority of insects undergo a slowing down process called diapause, where they essentially sleep for the winter. At this time of year, these insects, and other arthropods like spiders ...

Most insects survive cold winters by producing an antifreeze-like chemical or entering diapause. Recently, we visited with thousands of gardeners and aspiring gardeners at the Central Ohio Home ...

Obligate diapause is a dormant period naturally induced at a fixed time in an organism's life cycle, a rare form seen in insects in temperate regions. "We were able to establish a method for ...

Obligate diapause is a dormant period naturally induced at a fixed time in an organism’s life cycle, a rare form seen in insects in temperate regions. “We were able to establish a method for rearing ...