Beetle is Center of Battle over Endangered Species and Property Rights
It’s man versus beetle on the Chesapeake Bay. Invasive beetle species such as the emerald ash borer or the Asian longhorned beetle get a lot of attention in the press […]
Spider Uses Predatory Ants as Protection Against Predatory Spiders
Scientists have recently observed a timid jumping spider (Phintella piantensis) that makes its nest in a curiously dangerous place, in close vicinity to the nests of weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), […]
Ozone Can Reduce Pesticide Residue Levels in Honey Bee Hives
In 2011, a USDA-ARS entomologist named Rosalind James published research on using ozone to control pests in honey bee hives in the Journal of Economic Entomology. Besides killing insect pests […]
Three New Wasp Species Discovered in Vietnam
For the first time in the Indochina region, wasps from the Cynipidae family have been discovered. Plagiotrochus indochinensis, Dryocosmus okajimai, and Synophrus vietnamensis are described in a new article appearing […]