Bear Wasps of the Middle Kingdom: A Decade of Discovering China’s Bumble Bees
By Paul H. Williams, Jiaxing Huang, and Jiandong An Bumble bees are well known for being among the most important pollinators in the world’s north-temperate regions. Perhaps more surprisingly, half […]
A New Key for Chinese Seed Beetles
An international team of scientists has looked into the diminutive world of seed beetles in Xinjiang, China to reveal a diversity of 19 species for the region, four of which […]
New Parasitoid Wasp Species Found in China
For the first time, wasps in the genus Spasskia (family: Braconidae) have been found in China, according to an article in the open-access Journal of Insect Science. In addition, a […]
Baltimore CBP Agents Stop Invasive Chinese Moth at Seaport
In December, 2013 we reported that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepted an ant from Italy while inspecting a shipment of ceramic tiles in Baltimore. Now the U.S. […]
Five News Species of Armored Spiders Discovered in Chinese Caves
Armored spiders are medium to small species that derive their name from the complex pattern of the plates covering their abdomens, which strongly resembles body armor. Recently scientists have discovered […]
New Parasitoid Wasp Species Found in China May Help Save Pine Trees
A new wasp species discovered in China may be used in the future to help control a beetle that is damaging pine trees. The new wasp, Callimomoides monochaphagae Yang, is […]
Cockroach Farms Catching on in China
In August, we read media reports about a million cockroaches escaping from a Chinese farm. Now an article in the Los Angeles Times reports that cockroach farming may be more […]
It’s Time for Cricket Fighting in China
According to several news reports, it’s not only people who practice martial arts in China. Apparently, the crickets do as well. The history supposedly goes back to more than 1,000 […]
An Update on Honeygate
Earlier this year, five people and two honey-processing companies were charged for what is now known as HoneyGate. In order to avoid paying tariffs that the U.S. government had imposed […]