Tag: indigenous knowledge

Indigenous Science Takes Center Stage Monday at 2022 Joint Annual Meeting

Entomologists were challenged to expand their thinking about what science is and ought to be in Monday’s Plenary Session at the 2022 Joint Annual Meeting of ESA, ESC, and ESBC.

Entomology Today November 15, 2022 1 Comment

The Story of the Little Fire Ant: Modern Medicine Learns From Indigenous Cultures

Indigenous cultures in Colombia have known for a long time that stings from the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, can cause corneal lesions. Medical doctors are just figuring it out.