Tag: Entomology

Bees are valuable to humans not only because they produce honey, but also because they pollinate wildflowers and food crops. ...

Credit: Matt Kasson MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- If cicadas made horror movies, they'd probably study the actions of their counterparts plagued ...

Insects use different environmental cues to find their way in African bushCredit: Chris Collinridge/Wits University Researchers have shown for the ...

Credit: Chris Collingridge The South African dung beetle Scarabaeus lamarcki has - to put it mildly - an interesting technique ...

Credit: Khalighifar, et al LAWRENCE -- New research from the University of Kansas shows machine learning is capable of identifying ...

Credit: Karina Puikkonen/Colorado State University If the climate continues warming as predicted, spruce beetle outbreaks in the Rocky Mountains could ...

Results point to a need for increased research, extension, and best management practicesCredit: FarmersGov Beekeepers across the United States lost ...

Credit: Jennifer Weathered/Utah State University The common perception that pesticides reduce or eliminate target insect species may not always hold. ...

UCR plans tiny wasp counterattackCredit: Stephen Asmus / USDA-ARS UC Riverside is testing whether a sesame seed-sized wasp can control ...

Southeern blueberry bees are the bestCredit: Photo credit Blair Sampson, ARS. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, June 17, 2019--Getting an excellent rabbiteye ...

Formula could tell ecologists which species will come to their own 'behavioral rescue'Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June 14, ...

Researchers at Boyce Thompson Institute and USDA-ARS are examining the relationship between aphids and the plant viruses they transmit on ...

Credit: Sophie Hedges A mite that spreads a dangerous virus among honeybees also plays an indirect role in infecting wild ...

Ants adjust their social interactions to accommodate changes in population densityCredit: Adam B. Lazarus, Public Domain UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- ...