Periodical Cicadas in Iowa, Summer of 2014
This summer, I found myself back in my home state of Iowa, where I had the privilege of witnessing the emergence of the periodical cicadas. In some areas of Iowa, […]
Trogoderma glabrum: The Benjamin Button of the Insect World
By Joe Ballenger Dermestid beetles are usually decomposers that feed on corpses at the very last stages of decomposition. Many are pests because they damage museum specimens which cannot be […]
Building Memes Can Help You as an Entomology Blogger
By Joe Ballenger A meme is an idea that is quickly spread around the Internet by people sharing information. In practice, this can consist of virtually anything you could imagine. […]