Backyard Chickens Harbor Greater Diversity of Mites and Lice than Farm-raised Chickens
By Meredith Swett Walker Today’s backyard chickens are not your grandmother’s birds — they sport jaunty sweaters, go for walks on leashes, and dine on treats like “chunky chicken caviar.” […]
Two New Species of Chewing Lice Discovered on Stealthy Songbird
By Meredith Swett Walker If you’re desperate to discover a new species of louse, looking for one on a bird is a good start. Looking for lice on one of […]
Scratch and Sniff: Feather Louse Sex Ratio Skewed by Citrus Scent of Seabird
By Meredith Swett Walker Humans are a species where males and females are pretty equal — at least numerically. The number of boys born is roughly equal to the number […]
Tom Turpin Talks about Louse Dislodgers, Malaria and Powdered Wigs
Dr. Tom Turpin, a professor of entomology at Purdue University, was recently interviewed by a local TV station about insect myths and how they originated. In the following video, he […]