Ticks are Rapidly Becoming the World’s Scariest Purveyors of Deadly Pathogens
In this article from Outdoor Magazine, Carl Zimmer walks into the woods to find out why these tiny beasts are skyrocketing in number – and outsmarting scientists with every bite. […]
Scientists Use a Virus to Control House Flies
Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service’s Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in Gainesville, Florida have found a promising biological control agent—-salivary gland hypertrophy virus (SGHV). Once infected […]
Using Beans to Take on Bed Bugs
For hundreds of years, people have placed kidney bean leaves near their beds and pillows to stop bed bugs from biting them. However, they weren’t quite sure how or why […]
Neonics, Mites, and CCD
There’s been a lot of talk recently about neonicotinoid pesticides and their effects on honey bees and their possible role in Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), with some groups calling for […]