Using Flies to Reduce Fire Ant Populations
In a previous article, we showed how “Chinese Wasps are Taking on the Emerald Ash Borer” as scientists in Michigan introduced wasps from Asia in order to control the invasive […]
33 Scary New Ant Species Discovered in Central America
Jack Longino, a biology professor at the University of Utah, recently published two papers describing 33 new species of ants. Nicknamed “the astonishing ant man” by his students, Dr. Longino’s […]
Video Shows Giant Water Bug Nymph Attacking and Killing a Fish
The giant water bug Lethocerus patruelis is the largest European true bug and the largest European water insect. The adult bugs reach an impressive 8 cm in length, and the […]
Scientists Use a Virus to Control Insects
Introduced in Central America twenty years ago, the Guatemalan potato moth is wreaking havoc in potato crops in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. Its larvae can devour entire stocks of potato […]