Entomology News

After virtually disappearing for decades, bed bugs have made a comeback throughout the nation, with particularly bad infestations in densely populated apartment buildings.

The Chautauqua Lake Association is sponsoring a symposium entitled the "Chautauqua Lake Aquatic Plant Workshop" led by aquatic scientist Robert L. Johnson, manager of Cornell University's Research Pond Facility, on July 13 at 7 p.m. at the Chautauqua Suites in Mayville.

Two separate strategies for reducing the spread of red imported fire ants are being combined by Agricultural Research Service scientists as part of a strategy that could potentially add to the arsenal against this spreading pest.

The following information was provided by Dr. Byron Glenn in Cape Girardeau. The world swarms with all different sorts of flying, hopping, and biting insects.

Fire ants, shown with a queen, can deliver a vicious sting that leaves a small blister.

The jokes are flying within the Iranian webspace after Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad failed to deal with a moth during a speech on state television last night.

The 20-acre site just yards from the M25 is the first phase in a major conservation project to protect London's shrinking population of butterflies.

"A wonder pill could extend the lifespan of people by up to 23 years," the Daily Express has reported on its front page.

If you want your lawn looking this nice, you'll need a proper irrigation system.

Harry Bennett of Marion joined nine others from Kansas who traveled to Japan for 13 days in May as participants in a program called Global Partners for Local Organic Foods.

At 94 years old, Bob Bird Sr. can be found in his garden all summer long. Using a scooter, he tends two gardens - one filled with the traditional vegetables like radishes, lettuce, peas and tomatoes and one filled with sweet corn.

Nightjars are one of the most mysterious of all birds. No wonder they were called Puck-bird. People were really terrified of them.

Leading forest researchers say widespread thinning won't do much good when it comes to lessening fire risks in beetle-killed forests in Colorado's Vail Valley and elsewhere.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation's soybean crop from aphids.

Abstract Specialization character of phytophagous insects is one of the key examples of insect-plant relationship.

A violent fight over a lost insect landed a 20-year-old in jail yesterday for five more months.

If you find yourself swatting at the air or slapping yourself more than usual lately, you are not alone.

A team from South Korea has won the Embedded Development competition which forms part of the Imagine Cup , the world's premier student technology competition.

American farmers have adopted genetically engineered crops widely since their introduction in 1996, especially corn, cotton and soybean varieties, according to a new USDA report.

We finally managed to put together a decent weekend. The sound of lawn mowers and groaning gardeners with aching backs caused by a weekend of weeding filled the air.