What’s the Best Method to Monitor Wild Bees?
A researcher in Australia sets out to evaluate the various methods for monitoring wild bees and finds that the sweep net outpaces other methods in both the number of bees and number of species collected.
The Bugs and the Bees: A Guide to Entomology Outreach, Even During a Pandemic
Entomology graduate students can be important champions for insect science in the public realm. Here's a beginner's guide to engaging audiences both young and old in insect education, even during our current era of social distancing.
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Interdisciplinary Project Engages Design Students in Promoting IPM
A new paper in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management reports on an interdisciplinary collaboration between one university's IPM and design programs to develop new ideas for promoting and educating stakeholders on the value of integrated pest management.
How One Entomologist Found Her Place in Public Health
Meet Natasha Agramonte, Ph.D., medical entomologist, mosquito expert, past Bill Nye TV-show guest, and subject of the next installment of our "Standout Early Career Professionals" series.
A Complicated Compilation of Hungry Caterpillars on Bt Maize in Africa
On smallholder farms using Bt maize in Africa, the combination of reduced field size and multiple pests presents challenges to insecticide resistance management. A new report in the open-access Journal of Integrated Pest Management offers recommendations for best practices.