After 13 Years and 1.7 Million Flies Caught, a Model for Predicting Stable Fly Populations
Think for a moment about the date May 15, 2003. Any idea what you were doing that day? (It was a Thursday.) And can you think of anything that you’ve […]
Study Finds Sweeteners Lead Fire Ants to a Bitter End
By Josh Lancette Researchers from China have discovered that some sweeteners can be lethal to the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), a devastating pest found South America, the United […]
Tick Tock: Fat Reserves in Blacklegged Ticks Provide a Life-Expectancy Clock
The winter of 2011-2012 was a mild one in the New York City area, and the following summer saw the lowest population density of nymphal blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) in […]
Collection of 1.25 Million Weevils and Planthoppers Donated to Arizona State University
One of the largest private insect collections in the world is changing hands, and along with it will go an endowment for continued study of the insects it contains. Yesterday, […]
Up Close and Personal With Venomous Moths
By Bart Coppens “Assassin caterpillar” or, in Spanish, “taturana”—these are the names appointed to caterpillars of the genus Lonomia. It’s a name rightfully deserved: Species of the South American genus […]