When the island's volcano starts to erupt, Mango tries to remember the magical drum spell that her parents once used to stop it. Chuck and the bugs are chilling on Larva Island, until a storm begins.

Gall midge maggots have some surprising tricks that help them launch themselves into smile-inspiring jumps. By James Gorman Jump, little maggot, jump! Show the world that not only the finely muscled ...

The extreme cold killed a chunk of emerald ash borer larvae living in Sioux Falls ash trees. But don't get your hopes up that the 80,000 or so ash trees in the city won't eventually die or be cut down ...

The extreme cold that's putting lives at risk in Sioux Falls and across South Dakota isn't just a human problem. The sub-zero temperatures and wind chills that could dip as low as 50-below zero could ...

'Hydrostatic legless jumping' launches a 3-millimeter maggot of a goldenrod gall midge 20-30 body-lengths away with acceleration rivalling the best legged leapers. The larva latches its head to its ...

TOLEDO - Grass carp could be expanding into Lake Erie's watershed after researchers found the invasive species known for eating aquatic vegetation in larval form in the Maumee River. The larvae was ...

Production of oyster larvae at the Horn Point Lab in Cambridge stalled this summer, creating a shortage that has stunted oyster plantings throughout the bay. The state’s goal is to plant oysters on ...

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