Ozone Can Reduce Pesticide Residue Levels in Honey Bee Hives
In 2011, a USDA-ARS entomologist named Rosalind James published research on using ozone to control pests in honey bee hives in the Journal of Economic Entomology. Besides killing insect pests […]
Wasps Used to Combat Citrus Greening Disease are Unlikely to Threaten Non-target Insects
In August 2008 the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri), an invasive insect known to spread citrus greening disease (huanglongbing), which can be lethal to citrus trees, was detected in southern […]
Beneficial Insects and Nematodes are not Harmed by Genetically-modified, Insect-resistant Plants
A large body of literature has shown that genetically-modified plants that produce proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to protect themselves from insect pests have little to no effect […]
The Invasive Turkestan Cockroach is Displacing the Oriental Cockroach in the Southwestern U.S.
The Turkestan cockroach, Blatta lateralis (Walker), has become an important invasive species throughout the southwestern United States and has been reported in the southern United States. It is rapidly replacing […]
Cold-tolerant Cockroach from Asia has been Found in New York
With winter’s arrival comes the kind of news that may give New Yorkers the creeps. A species of cockroach never found in the United States before has been positively identified […]
Bed Bugs can Survive Freezing Temperatures, but Cold can Still Kill Them
Exposing bed bug-infested clothing or other small items to freezing temperatures may be a viable control option for people at risk of bed bug infestations. However, a new study has […]