Tag: Cornell University

Master’s Program in Vector-Borne Diseases Tackles Need for Medical Entomologists

With the growing occurrence and range of diseases spread by insects and arthropods, the U.S. has been in serious need of more trained medical entomologists. A CDC-supported master’s degree program in vector-borne disease biology at Cornell University is one effort to address this shortage directly.

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Farm to Trough: How House Flies Could Reduce Waste and Feed Livestock

As the global human population continues to rise, researchers are turning to the potential role insects might play in growing the global food supply. A new study from researchers at […]

Plant Breeders Release Alfalfa that’s Resistant to Snout Beetles

The alfalfa snout beetle (Otiorhynchus ligustici) has been ravaging alfalfa fields in nine northern New York counties and across the St. Lawrence River in Canada, and the pesky beetle has […]

100 Tiny Predatory Beetle Species Discovered in Tahiti

A collaborative biological survey that focused on the insects of French Polynesia has resulted in the discovery of over 100 tiny predatory beetle species in Tahiti, 28 of these species […]