A group of treehoppers sit on a plant stem in University of Missouri Professor Rex Cocroft's lab. Humans can't hear the vibrations these insects use to communicate with, but Cocroft has been able to ...

Tobacco hornworm caterpillars have no organs that resemble ears. Yet, scientists were able to figure out how they hear—and it ...

Evidence suggests at least one group of insects, the tiny treehopper, communicates using sound vibrations. Researcher Rex Cocroft has scoured a... Societies of Sound in the Forest Societies of Sound ...

Bird-watching—and, necessarily, listening—has exploded in popularity in recent years. But put your ears a little closer to the ground, and you might hear a quieter but just as potent kind of song ...

From Indonesia to Wisconsin, farmers all over the world struggle with a huge problem: pests. On top of that, it's tough for farmers to identify... How listening to the sounds of insects can help ...

As some of the loudest singing insects on Earth are back to chirp at a volume similar to an airplane’s, Americans are rejoicing or covering their ears. Listen to some of the species. By Aimee Ortiz It ...

MARTIN: OK, so maybe insect dining habits are not your jam. But a University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist has obsessed over insect sounds for years, and she's developed tech that she calls the ...

MARTIN: And here's the sound of a corn rootworm chowing down. (SOUNDBITE OF CORN ROOTWORM EATING) MARTIN: OK, so maybe insect dining habits are not your jam. But a University of Wisconsin-Madison ...