Manage Japanese Barberry to Keep Tick Levels Low, Reduce Lyme Risk
Clearing the invasive shrub Japanese barberry from a wooded area once can lead to a significant reduction in abundance of blacklegged ticks for as long as six years
The Flies and Beetles That Turn Death Into Dinner
Fourth in a series of posts on forensic entomology
The Story of the Little Fire Ant: Modern Medicine Learns From Indigenous Cultures
Indigenous cultures in Colombia have known for a long time that stings from the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, can cause corneal lesions. Medical doctors are just figuring it out.
New Home for Systematics in Entomology Nears First Issue
Insect systematists—and anyone, really, interested in topics such as insect taxonomy, morphology, paleobiology, phylogenetics, and genomics—have reason to celebrate with the coming debut of the newest journal of the Entomological […]
Could Reducing Deer Populations Reduce Lyme Disease?
Reduction in deer populations won't prevent Lyme Disease, but can reduce the risk