Stink Bugs May be Good for Something After All
These invasive stinkers may actually help feed some native insects by wounding plants, which then leak sap that wasps and ants can feed on.
Chinese Wasps are Taking on the Emerald Ash Borer
The emerald ash borer (EAB), a relatively new invasive insect pest, has killed tens of millions of ash trees throughout the eastern United States since it was first detected in […]
Researchers Enlist Public to Sort More than 1 Million Bugs Online
Insect aficionados from across the world can now become part of a UC Berkeley entomology research team through a new citizen science project, which officially launched last Wednesday. CalBug, a […]
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. […]