Tag: Insects
Want to teach kids about nature? Insects can help
Akito Y. Kawahara, University of Florida and Megan Ennes, University of Florida
Insects are everywhere – in backyards, balconies and the park down the street.
In...
Honey bees can’t practice social distancing, so they stay healthy in...
Rachael Bonoan, Providence College and Phil Starks, Tufts University
As many states and cities across the U.S. struggle to control COVID-19 transmission, one challenge is...
Honey bees can’t practice social distancing, so they stay healthy in...
Rachael Bonoan, Providence College and Phil Starks, Tufts University
As many states and cities across the U.S. struggle to control COVID-19 transmission, one challenge is...
Insect apocalypse? Not so fast, at least in North America
Matthew D. Moran, Hendrix College
In recent years, the notion of an insect apocalypse has become a hot topic in the conservation science community and...
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...
How to manage plant pests and diseases in your victory garden
Matt Kasson, West Virginia University; Brian Lovett, West Virginia University, and Carolee Bull, Pennsylvania State University
Home gardening is having a boom year across the...
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...
Do wasps have a queen like bees do?
Caralyn Zehnder, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
