Sky Islands: Isolated Mountaintops Teem With Unique Insect Communities
With cooler, wetter climates than lowlands nearby, mountains in the Interior Highlands of Arkansas each feature their own communities of parasitic wasps—and likely other insects—that differ from the insect fauna found on other mountains and in the surrounding valleys.
Hidden Diversity: When One Wasp Species is Actually 16
A tiny parasitoid wasp species, long considered a generalist with more than 65 different host species, is revealed in a new study to actually comprise at least 16 different species, identical in appearance but genetically distinct.
Heroes, Not Headaches: Reframing the Reputation of Harvester Ants
Dated perceptions of harvester ants as pests of crops and rangelands have been replaced with new understandings of the myriad beneficial roles they play in their native ecosystems.
How One Entomologist is Digging Deep Into Data on Insect Declines
Meet Mike Crossley, Ph.D., whose research applying ecoinformatics to insect abundance and diversity trends earned him a spot in the Early Career Professional Recognition Symposium at Entomology 2021. Learn more about Crossley and his work in the next installment of our "Standout Early Career Professionals" series.