Tag: Entomology
Invasive tawny crazy ants have an intense craving for calcium –...
Ryan Reihart, University of Dayton
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
In a recent study, my colleagues and I...
Bloodthirsty tsetse flies nurse their young, one live birth at a...
Geoff Attardo, University of California, Davis
Tsetse flies are bloodthirsty. Natives of sub-Saharan Africa, tsetse flies can transmit the microbe Trypanosoma when they take a...
What are Asian giant hornets, and are they really dangerous? 5...
Akito Y Kawahara, University of Florida
Editor’s note: According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in...
How fireflies glow – and what signals they’re sending
Clyde Sorenson, North Carolina State University
You might not really be sure you saw what you think you saw when the first one shows up....
Is an ‘insect apocalypse’ happening? How would we know?
Brian Lovett, University of Maryland
Insects scuttle, chew and fly through the world around us. Humans rely on them to pollinate plants, prey on insects...
Giant mosquitoes flourish in floodwaters that hurricanes leave behind
Michael Reiskind, North Carolina State University
After Hurricane Florence, reports started rolling in of “giant mosquito” sightings – and bitings – throughout North Carolina. What’s...
EXPLORING NATURE
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
