Eight New Stiletto Fly Species Discovered in Australia
Two new genera and eight new species of stiletto flies have been discovered in Australia, and are described in the journal ZooKeys. The first new genus is called Sidarena, which […]
Tsetse Flies Are Strange and Dangerous Insects
By Kevin Fitzgerald Tsetse flies are the scourge of Central Africa. The flies are vectors for the disease nagana, also known as African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT), in wild and domestic […]
CAMTech: Bridging the Gap Between Industry Needs and Federal and Academic Research for Arthropod Management
By Bryony Bonning and Subba Reddy Palli The Center for Arthropod Management Technologies (CAMTech) was established in August 2013 by Director Bryony C. Bonning at Iowa State University and co-Director, […]
Ash and Emerald Ash Borer: How Do Trees Defend Themselves from a Deadly Beetle?
Editor’s note: This is the first installment in the “Behind the Science” series by Laurel Haavik that peeks into the lives of scientists. See other posts in the series. By […]
New “Singing” Psyllid Species Found in Taiwan
A new species of psyllid has been found in Taiwan and is described in an article in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America. The new species belongs to […]