| 单词 | entomologist |
| 例句 | California is virtually alone among the states in having a formal program in biological control, and many states have not even one entomologist who devotes full time to it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z More important than even these excellent results is the fact that the modified program worked out by these Nova Scotian entomologists is not doing violence to nature’s balance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was reported in i960 that only 2 per cent of all the economic entomologists in the country were then working in the field of biological controls. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Economic entomologists must realize,” wrote A. D. Pickett of Nova Scotia, “that they are dealing with living things . . . their work must be more than simply insecticide testing or a quest for highly destructive chemicals.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Some entomologists believe that the ant’s food habits have changed as it has become more abundant, so that observations made several decades ago have little value now. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This situation also explains the otherwise mystifying fact that certain outstanding entomologists are among the leading advocates of chemical control. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It has long troubled the entomologists that the rest of us are always interfering in their affairs by offering explanations of insect behavior in human terms. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Four hours later, Jake was presented with the entomologist’s lengthy report. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Despite this failure in actual practice, encouraging laboratory experiments led entomologists to believe lice were unlikely to develop resistance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Only in the integrated control programs developed by some California entomologists do we find anything comparable in this country. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A distinguished Canadian entomologist, Dr. A. W. A. Brown, was engaged by the World Health Organization to make a comprehensive survey of the resistance problem. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “You’re also going to need an expert entomologist. Someone who can identify all the insects.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Nothing that we know for sure about human behavior is likely to account for what ants do, and we ought to stay clear of it; this is the business of entomologists. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, however, Dr. Pickett and his associates struck out on a new road instead of going along with other entomologists who continued to pursue the will-o’-the-wisp of the ever more toxic chemical. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z New York entomologists have learned by experience what kinds of beetle-breeding material have real importance in the spread of the disease. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In 1920 Australian entomologists were sent to North and South America to study insect enemies of the prickly pears in their native habitat. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z At the end of a decade or more of intensive chemical control, entomologists were finding that problems they had considered solved a few years earlier had returned to plague them. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The wasp became widely established in this area and is generally credited by entomologists with an important role in bringing the beetle under control. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “The regulatory entomologists ... function as prosecutor, judge and jury, tax assessor and collector and sheriff to enforce their own orders,” said Connecticut entomologist Neely Turner. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Academically, the fact that insects could be sterilized by exposure to X-ray had been known since 1916, when an entomologist by the name of G. A. Runner reported such sterilization of cigarette beetles. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The entomologist, whose specialty is insects, is not so qualified by training, and is not psychologically disposed to look for undesirable side effects of his control program. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “The greatest single factor in preventing insects from overwhelming the rest of the world is the internecine warfare which they carry out among themselves,” said the entomologist Robert Metcalf. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She excelled at sports and science, and was fascinated by insects; she planned to be an entomologist, she said. Nnedi Okorafor and the Fantasy Genre She Is Helping Redefine 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Slim and balding, he could still easily pass for the agricultural entomologist he once was. Carsten H?ller Exhibition at the New Museum 2011-10-25T21:53:49Z “It’s always the piece that gets put away in the dark — if not disturbed the moth is happy,” said Jill Gordon, an entomologist and consultant nicknamed “the moth doctor” and “Dr. Jill” by clients. Moths Have Been Partying in Your Dark Closet. What Now? 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Garmus spent the bulk of her childhood in Riverside, Calif., before her father’s work as an entomologist took the family overseas. Beneath Its Pink Cover, ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Offers a Story About Power 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z A small plastic spoon is perfect for scooping up maggots Forensic entomologists provide what is called a minimum postmortem interval, or PMI. Lords of the flies: the insect detectives 2010-09-23T07:00:00Z A charming meditation on a question the author — an entomologist — gets asked all the time: What good are bugs anyway? 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z He sees them plain, however, as the best observers do — like an entomologist poking at weird and sometimes venomous bugs. Books of The Times: ‘Four New Messages,’ Stories by Joshua Cohen 2012-07-31T12:00:00Z Tallamy is an entomologist, best-selling author and established champion of the ecological value of native plants for landscape use. Perspective | The sturdy, steadfast oak is the perfect tree for troubled times 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Recommended for visitors 6 and older, this nature program will feature the entomologist Lawrence Forcella showing off live insects and a display of large preserved species from around the world. Spare Times for Children Listings for Sept. 23-29 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z It is annexed to the Natural History Museum here as if it were a gigantic specimen brought back by 21st-century heirs to the collectors, entomologists and zoologists who created that great institution. Darwin Center at the Natural History of Museum: London Museum Boldly Spreads Its Wings 2010-04-07T22:49:00Z In Britain, they include the common bluebottle and greenbottle, and they are the forensic entomologist's raw material. Lords of the flies: the insect detectives 2010-09-23T07:00:00Z It probably takes the soul of an entomologist, or maybe of a 9-year-old child, to love these bugs as much as Dunn does. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Legions of professional entomologists fret about sawflies, ambrosia beetles, scale insects and leafhoppers. Learning to live with — even enjoy — insects in the garden 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z “Misinformation abounds in the lice world,” said Richard J. Pollack, an entomologist with the Harvard School of Public Health, who said he worries about what practitioners who lack medical training may tell clients. Killing Lice Is a Growing Business 2010-04-09T20:00:00Z But it's not really for scientists, other than aspiring entomologists. Letters to a Young Scientist by Edward O Wilson – review 2013-06-16T09:30:01Z Another study, by entomologists at the University of Maryland, demonstrated that a systemic insecticide named imidacloprid did reduce egg-laying, but again, netting was more effective. The cicadas are coming. But gardeners need not panic. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z She is the daughter of an entomologist and the younger sister of a neurophysiologist, and her uncle invented various machines, including a bean thrasher. Margaret Atwood, Digital Deep-Diver, Writes ‘The Heart Goes Last’ 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z The entomologist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur once tallied 84,000 bees leaving a hive. Can Drugs Help Us Focus? Casey Schwartz, You Better Watch Your Speed 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z In essence, the book is an extended meditation on a question that Sverdrup-Thygeson, an entomologist at Norway’s University of Life Sciences, gets asked all the time: What good are bugs anyway? Catch a Buzz With Two New Books About Bugs 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z An entomologist named Sarah Beynon attaches transmitters to beetles using eyelash glue, hoping to track their movements and role in making the carcass disappear. Review: ‘Eating Giants: Hippo,’ on Animal Planet 2012-09-14T14:37:18Z An amateur entomologist from Sweden offers a distinctive tour of the world of hoverfly collecting. 100 Notable Books of 2015 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Maybe you’re an archaeologist, or an entomologist, or won the science fair in fourth grade. | Modern Anthology: Manly, or Close 2010-11-24T19:06:00Z After emerging from the cocoon, Nabokov writes, “the butterfly sees the world, the large and awful face of the gaping entomologist.” These Are Not Your G-Rated Fairy Tales 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Known to entomologists as Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral is mostly black, with white spots near the wing tips, orange bands on the hind wings, and a bright red band on the forewing. For more than a decade, butterflies have repeatedly landed on me. I think I’m blessed by the red admiral. 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Rats “get a certain amount of comfort by just chewing,” said Michael Deutsch, an urban entomologist and the technical director of the Arrow Exterminating Company, headquartered on Long Island. Time to Check Your Pandemic-Abandoned Car for Rats 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z According to folklore, the wider the brown band, the milder the winter — an idea later popularized by entomologist Charles Howard Curran. Woolly bear caterpillars use clever tricks to survive 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z But now, after reading the entomologist Rob Dunn’s description of the myriad microbial life-forms that take up residence in a typical American showerhead, I’m starting to think maybe that young man was onto something. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Young visitors can observe them in action as well as interview entomologists and handle harmless creatures that break down dead organic material. 9 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Don’t use plastic straws, because they won’t wick moisture away from the nests, says Samuel Ramsey, an entomologist who lives in the District. A quarantine project that’s a win for you, your garden and pollinators: A bee house 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Hosts of the conference, scheduled for March 28 and 29, will be Mark Moffett, the photographer, adventurer and entomologist, and his wife and frequent expedition partner, Melissa Wells. In Transit Blog: A ‘Creativity Conference’ at the Cloister 2014-02-19T20:04:57Z But — even though maybe an entomologist shouldn’t play favorites — it is the dragonfly that really makes her heart sing. Dragonflies, Beetles, Cicadas — What’s Not to Love? 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z In “The Office of Missing Persons,” a Tamil entomologist becomes a media curiosity after his son vanishes: the dishevelled professor protesting every day with his sign. Akil Kumarasamy’s “Half Gods”: A Début Collection Explores Strife, Trauma, and “a Lifetime Loving Strangers” 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z September: Coming as no surprise to entomologists and social media, murder butterflies are discovered in Florida. Style Invitational Week 1418: Tour de Fours XVII — just UNDO it 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Jeff Knight, an entomologist with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, told local media last week that wet weather is probably to blame for the migration of adult pallid-winged grasshoppers. Las Vegas pizzeria offering grasshopper pie as insects invade city 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z He met entomologists, polymaths, political scientists, shepherds and aristocrats. Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure by Artemis Cooper – review 2012-10-12T21:55:11Z Then Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson’s “Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects,” which offers an entomologist’s charming and enthusiastic defense of creatures more often maligned as pests. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z “She loves dirt. I think she’s going to be an entomologist.” The Paleo Lifestyle: The Way, Way, Way Back 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z She’s happily married to Aaron, a popular entomologist who is finishing the final leg of a book tour on the West Coast. Love Warrior 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z "We create a very hostile environment temporarily inside the home to kill the desired target," said Bob Richardson, staff entomologist with McCarthy. Thousands of brown recluse poison spiders drive owners from upscale home 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z The first New York survey of Mr. Höller, a former entomologist who now experiments on humans instead of bugs, is being hailed as an art world amusement park. Art Review: ?Carsten H?ller: Experience? at the New Museum - Review 2011-10-27T22:24:36Z She is an entomologist and director of the University of Nebraska State Museum. Woolly bear caterpillars use clever tricks to survive 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z He eventually moved to America in 1940, where he took up work as an entomologist at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, among other jobs. 25 Great Books by Refugees in America 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z When describing the farming communities of South India, Mr. Murugan is neither sentimental nor harsh; he describes it the way an entomologist might describe an insect. ‘A Censor Is Seated Inside Me Now’: Hometown Wrath Tests a Novelist 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The line of dolls, which includes an astrophysicist, a conservationist, an entomologist, a marine biologist and a nature photojournalist, are long overdue, said Nadkarni, 65. She started climbing trees as a kid. Then this ecologist helped create scientist Barbie. 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z That would be as an entomologist at the University of Maryland, providing advice to plant nurseries and landscapers. Perspective | The key to a family farming renaissance? Niche crops. 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Some studies were based on sightings by amateur entomologists, while others involved scientists counting the number of bugs splattered on car windshields. Insects are vanishing worldwide – making it harder to grow food 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The result is their new guide, “The Bees in Your Backyard,” which offers an introduction to a world of bees that is mostly hidden to people who aren’t entomologists. An introduction to the 4,000 kinds of bees in the U.S. and Canada 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z We are the gaping entomologist; we are the pupa, always a little stuck. These Are Not Your G-Rated Fairy Tales 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z To determine the dates of the event, entomologist Becky Nichols relies on a formula that factors in the minimum and maximum air temperatures from March 1. In a limited engagement, the fireflies blink in sync in the Great Smoky Mountains 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Duncan, a former entomologist who now lectures on agriculture at universities around the world, oversees an operation involving ingenious low-tech systems. Victoria, Canada is a small city with a big farm-to-table scene 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Ah yes, he's a former entomologist, is Crisp, who lost his day job in bug research as a result of cuts. New band of the day ? No 970: Entrepreneurs 2011-02-17T16:33:53Z A famed entomologist, Lance, was performing a curious dance. Style Invitational Week 1094: TAXI’s the fare in Tour de Fours XI; plus ‘rude word’ poems She plays the statuesque entomologist Cynthia, who lives in an Old World manse amid a lush countryside somewhere on the Continent. 'The Duke of Burgundy' a mesmerizing sexual thriller 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Which is a little funny because Ben is an entomologist with the Smithsonian Institution. Date Lab: Would these two become lovebugs? 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z At a friend’s urging, I contacted Bob Robbins, a research entomologist and curator of lepidoptera at the Smithsonian Institution. For more than a decade, butterflies have repeatedly landed on me. I think I’m blessed by the red admiral. 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z The naturalist and entomologist, whose new book is “Genesis,” loves a reptile guide called “Lizards and Snakes of Alabama,” which “speaks to my boyhood passion and is a source of good memories page by page.” By the Book: Edward O. Wilson 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z My husband and I flew to Pointe-a-Pitre — I’m no entomologist, but I’d call the capital city the butterfly’s thorax — right as the sun was setting. On Guadeloupe, beautiful beaches — with a backstory 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z “There’s a sea of blood at 10-kilometer height now,” Bart Knols, a medical entomologist, says, referring to airplane passengers, “and in that sea of blood there’s viruses, there’s parasites.” Deadlier Than Sharks: A Documentary Spotlights the Mosquito 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z In the early 1980s, Austrian amateur entomologist Robert Hentscholek collected three specimens of a moth species in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, which were integrated into his collection or given to colleagues without being identified. Mysterious new moth species discovered in Europe 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z A decade ago, Dmitrii Musolin, an entomologist who studies forest pests, had returned to Russia after 10 years of research in Japan because he saw “positive signals” of change. Scientists in Russia struggle in a world transformed by its war with Ukraine 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “It’s really important to get on top of this fast,” said entomologist Jason Leathers. Fighting Fruit Flies With…Fruit Flies? 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z “It was a good idea, poorly implemented,” says Wyatt Hoback, an entomologist at Oklahoma State University who points out that the beetle isn’t found in cotton fields. Pressured by lawsuits, EPA toughens pesticide rules to protect endangered species 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z University entomologists report observing nearly four times as many insect families in the native lawn as they do in traditional turf-grass areas. For less environmental damage and more biodiversity, turn to native plant lawns 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “It really adds to the big picture of cicadas,” says Gene Kritsky, an entomologist at Mount St. Joseph University. When birds gorge on cicadas, caterpillars go unchecked and chomp their way through oak forests 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z To find out where to go, spiders pick up on electric currents when they are traveling in the wind, or “ballooning,” Fred Larabee, an entomologist at San Jose State University, told KNTV. It’s raining baby spiders in San Francisco as people see webbing falling from the sky 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z “They weren’t evolved to survive,” says entomologist Maia Holmes, education and outreach coordinator at the department of agricultural biology at Colorado State University. Eaten, Crushed or Starved; Male Tarantulas Trade Their Life to Impregnate a Mate 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z One person in King County contracted the virus this year, and while additional information about that case is sparse, it underscores the need for mosquito surveillance and testing, epidemiologists and entomologists say. WA's mosquito trackers test thousands of bugs. This year they're seeing a spike of West Nile virus 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z The Cornell entomologists who christened the slime mold beetles named other new species after after their wives, Pocahontas, Darth Vader, and the locations where the creatures were first seen. Column: The Hitler beetle, the Trump moth and the raging debate over changing offensive species names 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Ary Faraji, an entomologist and the executive director of the Salt Lake City mosquito abatement district, said monitoring shows the mosquito season starting earlier and lasting longer as the climate has warmed. Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z For decades, entomologists have generally had to painstakingly excavate bee nests by hand in order to study them. Most bees live underground. X-ray images reveal how they build their nests 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Three years later, an Austrian amateur entomologist named a brown, eyeless beetle from Slovenian caves Anophthalmus hitleri because he admired Hitler. Should beetles be named after Adolf Hitler? 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Saving critically endangered plants will require unorthodox solutions like these, says Doug Tallamy, an entomologist and wildlife ecologist at the University of Delaware who wasn’t involved with the work. Gardens blooming with endangered plants could prove a boon to conservation 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Nearly everyone is wearing black and gold to support the home team—even the entomologist currently scraping putty-like egg masses off a maple tree on a street just outside the stadium. Inside the race to stop lanternflies—before they get to a town near you 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z "You don't have to go to the Amazon to find new species, you can actually just head to your local coal tip," said Liam Olds, an entomologist - or bug expert. Coal tip repairs threaten rare wildlife, ecologists warn 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z “The potential for insects in the food supply chain is immense,” says entomologist Virginia Emery, who is founder and CEO of Beta Hatch. How Gene-Edited Insects Are Providing Food, Fuel and Waste Disposal 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Most tick species in Washington are active between November and May, said Liz Dykstra, public health entomologist for the state Department of Health. Ticks spreading in the Pacific Northwest? Warming trends could worsen health threat 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z “It’s amazing to think these millipedes are crawling in the inner cracks and crevices between little pieces of rock below our feet in Los Angeles,” said entomologist Paul Marek of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. A new millipede species is crawling under LA. It’s blind, glassy and has 486 legs 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Another of her patterns, “Mary Ward,” honors a forgotten female entomologist. Travel, nature, history, imagination infuse new wallpapers that help rooms tell stories 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z That isolation and regular disturbance was keeping a tiny colony of PV blues alive when Mattoni and entomologist Rick Rogers found them on March 12, 1994, while doing a routine survey of peninsula insects. She helped save one of the world's rarest creatures from extinction — and herself along the way 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Michael Raupp, an entomologist at the University of Maryland, suggested they could be “eye gnats,” which are attracted to the face and eyes. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z After collaborating with a range of experts, including entomologists and horticulturalists, he thinks that some types of berries, for example, likely benefit from contact-based pollination. Robotic Bees Could Support Vertical Farms Today and Astronauts Tomorrow 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Across the country, Virginia Tech entomologist Paul E. Marek was browsing the app and noticed their discovery. Meet the 486-legged creature found in an L.A. area park 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Ticks are “ambush predators,” explained Stephen Rich, a public health entomologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Hungry ticks can use this static trick to land on you and your pets 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Kim Adams, an entomologist at the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, said she had not identified the insects. First the Smoke. Then the Bugs. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Department Agriculture research entomologist Jay Evans, who wasn’t part of the survey. Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z For weeks, the red critters have been invading swaths of northern Nevada and causing chaos, said the state’s longtime entomologist Jeff Knight. Blood-red crickets invade Nevada town, residents fight back with brooms, leaf blowers, snow plows 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “Literally, these new species are right below our feet,” said Derek Hennen, an entomologist with the Virginia Museum of Natural History who was not involved with the study. Meet the 486-legged creature found in an L.A. area park 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Interestingly, time of death can be determined by a forensic entomologist based on the stages and type of maggots recovered from cadavers. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief proponent of this idea is entomologist E. O. Wilson. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z “A lot of entomologists get asked this all the time,” Avalon Owens, a biologist at Harvard, said. Why Are Insects Drawn to Light? A Perennial Question Gets a New Answer. 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z There are records of infestations dating to the 1930s, according to entomologist Knight. Blood-red crickets invade Nevada town, residents fight back with brooms, leaf blowers, snow plows 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z The goal is to get people “up close and personal” with the bugs and highlight their importance to the natural world, said museum entomologist David Grimaldi. Ants march, whales swoop in Museum of Natural History update 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The damage caused by this tiny bug, a relatively new pest from Asia, was first noticed by entomologists from Texas A&M University in Texas around 2005 and has moved steadily east and north. How to deal with the crape myrtle bark scale 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z One of those was UC Berkeley entomologist Kipling Will, who studies beetles. Opinion: Jerry Brown's beetle legacy 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z In the daytime, entomologists knew, such directional instincts help flying insects stay level by keeping their backs pointed toward sunlight, even during aerial maneuvers. Why Are Insects Drawn to Light? A Perennial Question Gets a New Answer. 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z In his nearly 40 years working for the Nevada Department of Agriculture — 32 of those as the state entomologist — Knight said he can recall four invasions. Blood-red crickets invade Nevada town, residents fight back with brooms, leaf blowers, snow plows 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “It was a strange and novel finding, because most animals including the German cockroach prefer to eat glucose,” says NC State urban entomologist Ayako Wada-Katsumata, who led the new study. When female cockroaches lost their sweet tooth, courting males cooked up a new confection 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z He has offered his property as a meeting space for the California Native Plant Society, entomologist, and forestry and fire experts. Rare beetle species named after ex-California governor Brown 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z “The analysis is at a global scale that no one else has managed,” said Emily Meineke, an entomologist at the University of California, Davis, who was not involved in the survey. Science Museums Take Stock of 1.1 Billion Objects From Around the World 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z In that spirit, a Homegrown National Park program was created, as ecologist and entomologist Douglas Tallamy challenges homeowners to trade the “ecological dead zones” of grass expanses for native plants. All about meadowscaping: The low-maintenance ecolawn with ancient allure | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z “The results are hardly surprising,” said Ricardo Castro-Torres, an entomologist at Postgraduate College in Mexico, in an e-mail to Scientific American. Scientists Have ID’d the Worm in Your Mescal 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z He asked for money for an expert on false confessions, a crime scene expert and an entomologist. Death row inmate who acted as own attorney seeks new trial 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z I am a passionate chocolate lover and an entomologist who studies cacao pollination. How Pollination Affects Chocolate Production 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Hannah Tiffin, an entomologist whose graduate research at Penn State University focused on ticks and bears, hadn’t heard of the idea of tree tar as insect repellent. Bears May Rub Against Trees for Protection From Parasites 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “Fungi kill more humans than malaria,” said entomologist David Hughes, who shared his fungal research with creators of the video game the show is based on. What zombie show ‘The Last of Us’ gets right about fungus in a warming world 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z According to George Poinar Jr., an Oregon State University entomologist, who specializes in studying insects and plants entombed in amber, the flower’s mere existence today is noteworthy. See the Largest Flower Ever Found Encased in Amber 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z This lack of reliable grub “is probably a major factor facilitating the evolution of sex-role reversals,” said Kazunori Yoshizawa, an entomologist at Hokkaido University in Japan and an author of the study. In Brazilian Caves, She Wields a Penislike Organ to Gather Sperm 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z California in particular is plagued by western flower thrips, according to Daniel Hasegawa, a research entomologist with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in Salinas. Making a salad might be getting more expensive. Could climate change be to blame? 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z When a Japanese entomologist got stung by a male wasp earlier this year, she was shocked. Male wasps fend off attackers with penis ‘stingers’ 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z With all this activity, you might assume Hickman is a trained entomologist, or insect scientist, working with a juicy research grant or in a university position. Forget honey bees. This L.A. artist finds meaning chasing California native bees 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z In her work as an entomologist, Guglya had spent countless hours in the collections of the Museum of Nature at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Hero city: Crippled by Russian attacks, Ukraine’s science hotbed refuses to give up 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z More than 1,000 northern giant hornet traps were set over the summer by Washington state residents and entomologists. No ‘murder hornets’ found in 2022 in Washington state 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z “We could fill it up and put it by our bedside at night,” says Wagner, now an entomologist. From flickering fireflies to lowly dung beetles, insects are vanishing 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z “Almost all predators express cannibalism when conditions get grim enough,” says Jay Rosenheim, an entomologist at the University of California, Davis. What Makes Animals Cannibals? 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z “There are very few people who are not entomologists taking photos of insects, and the list gets narrower with people willing to take photographs of things that are very small,” Yanega said. Forget honey bees. This L.A. artist finds meaning chasing California native bees 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z “This is a really nice study that is comparing two species and getting back to this diversity among them,” says Pennsylvania State University entomologist Tanya Renner, who was not involved with the research. This Carnivorous Plant Has a Rain-Powered Trap 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z According to state entomologists, the northern giant hornets season typically runs from July through November. No ‘murder hornets’ found in 2022 in Washington state 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z To understand why bees are dying younger, entomologists at the University of Maryland studied bee pupae that were collected within 24 hours of emerging from their wax cells. Bees' average lifespan has halved in fifty years. Here's why that's bad news for humanity 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z “This one is completely dead,” said Glenn Kohler, a forest entomologist who studies insects’ impact on forest health, said in August. Has this iconic Northwest tree reached a tipping point? 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z "Studies show that neonicotinoids are poisoning and killing aquatic invertebrates that are vital food sources for fish, birds and other wildlife," writes Penn State entomologist John Tooker. ‘Silent Spring’ 60 years on: 4 essential reads on pesticides and the environment 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z But entomologists explained that working together to attack the beetle with its life cycle in mind would mean being on the offensive instead of the defensive. In U.S., ruinous cotton boll weevils are exiled to a ‘last frontier’ 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Washington state entomologists have eradicated a total of four northern giant hornet nests in that area. No ‘murder hornets’ found in 2022 in Washington state 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The entomologist searching for the species, Clyde Sorenson of North Carolina State, even stumbled onto a population in his very own backyard. The Sky Needs Its ‘Silent Spring’ Moment 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Radar entomologist Alistair Drake of the University of New South Wales in Australia notes the potential limitations of lidar for moth monitoring. Moth Wings Are Beautiful in Infrared Light 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z So she learned colloquial, L.A.-style English as she studied zoology, getting her bachelor’s and master’s at Cal State L.A., and then going to work for a time as an entomologist for L.A. Who gets to be an Angeleno? Lots of people, and that’s a good thing 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z It doesn’t hurt that Mexican entomologists are pushing to increase grasshopper hunting. Are grasshoppers as delicious as ham? Mexico's insect hunters would like you to find out 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z A lower price might make the pheromones accessible to farmers in the developing world, says entomologist Muni Muniappan at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, who was not involved in the research. Researchers just made it easier—and cheaper—to confuse crop pests 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Federal entomologists have recently confirmed the first sighting of an Egyptian grasshopper in Washington. Have you seen this gigantic grasshopper? Sighting confirmed in Everett 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z “I’d be really surprised if this isn’t sleep,” Barrett Klein, an entomologist and sleep biologist at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, told The Post. Some spiders may enter REM sleep — and maybe even dream, study says 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z A chief proponent of this idea is entomologist E. O. Wilson. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Her partner, an entomologist, put four in a plastic bottle to show co-workers on campus what they look like. See it? Squish it! Fighting the invasive spotted lanternfly 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z “It could revolutionize how pheromones are produced for crop protection,” says Lukasz Stelinski, an entomologist at the University of Florida, Gainesville, who was not involved in the work. Researchers just made it easier—and cheaper—to confuse crop pests 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z In July, an Atlas moth took a University of Washington entomologist and state officials by surprise when it appeared in Bellevue. Have you seen this gigantic grasshopper? Sighting confirmed in Everett 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Though there is little research about the moth, entomologists believe host plants may include apple and cherry. First U.S. sighting of one of the world’s largest moths in Bellevue puzzles officials 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z In recent years, scientists who study fireflies have heard from people who are worried that the insects may be in decline, said Avalon Owens, an entomologist at Tufts University. Some Firefly Species Await a Night That Never Comes 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z But Barrett Klein, an entomologist at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse who was also not involved with the study, said it was exciting to find REM-like signs in such a distant relative. Do spiders sleep? Study suggests they may snooze like humans 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Although the annual monarch butterfly migration has been in decline for three decades, entomologists confirmed that eastern monarchs' wintering grounds in Mexico increased in area by 35 percent since last year. News Briefs from around the World: August 2022 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z The entomologist said the moth could have been an escapee from someone illegally selling live cocoons, as an eBay listing advertised such sales in the neighborhood. Have you seen this gigantic grasshopper? Sighting confirmed in Everett 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The sighting of a giant moth in Bellevue, never seen before in the U.S., has entomologists scratching their heads. First U.S. sighting of one of the world’s largest moths in Bellevue puzzles officials 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z “I think it’s very important to avoid names that are associated with particular races or regions,” said Akito Kawahara, an entomologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History who supported the hornet’s name change. The World’s Largest Hornet Is Getting a New Name 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Habitat destruction in those Mexican forests was an early threat, said Anna Walker, an entomologist with the New Mexico BioPark Society who led the assessment. Leading Wildlife Monitor Puts Monarch Butterflies on Its Endangered List 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z They “became wildly cannibalistic,” says Rosenheim, an entomologist at the University of California, Davis. Why some animals turn cannibal 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The chief proponent of this idea is famed entomologist E. O. Wilson. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z He called the Oregon Department of Forestry and an entomologist and two other invasive species specialists confirmed the invasion. Invasive beetle known to wipe out ash trees found in Oregon 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Chris Looney, an entomologist at the Washington State Department of Agriculture who has been leading efforts to control the spread of the hornets, wrote the official proposal to change the insect’s name. The World’s Largest Hornet Is Getting a New Name 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Biochemists use it, and so do other scientists: entomologists, cardiologists, oncologists, zoologists, botanists. The Many Uses of CRISPR: Scientists Tell All 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z A few German cockroaches that had been fed the lunar diet ended up in the laboratory of Marion Brooks, an entomologist at the University of Minnesota at Saint Paul. Dead Roaches That Ate Moon Dust Went Up for Auction. Then NASA Objected. 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z The cockroaches that were fed moon dust were brought to the University of Minnesota where entomologist Marion Brooks dissected and studied them. NASA: Give us back our moon dust and cockroaches 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z “The fire ants pretty much eliminate everything,” said Dini Miller, an entomologist at Virginia Tech. Invasive fire ants could be controlled by viruses, scientists say 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z “Calling it the Asian giant hornet wasn’t very descriptive because a number of related giant hornets come from Asia,” said Jessica Ware, an entomologist and president of the Entomological Society of America. The World’s Largest Hornet Is Getting a New Name 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The new study was led by Dr. Davis and Michael Crossley, an entomologist at the University of Delaware. Summer Monarch Populations Are Steady Despite Winter Declines, Study Finds 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z “When we think of evolution, we usually imagine wild animals, but actually, it’s also happening with small animals living in our kitchens,” said Ayako Wada-Katsumata, an entomologist at North Carolina State University. Cockroach Reproduction Has Taken a Strange Turn 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z “We’re just excited to bring it back and have people walk through and have them experience how magical this place is,” said Sullivan, who an entomologist. Butterfly garden reopens at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo after two-year closure 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Curbing imported fire ant populations could help native species that have been hurt by them rebound, said Edward LeBrun, a research scientist and ecological entomologist at the University of Texas at Austin. Invasive fire ants could be controlled by viruses, scientists say 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The larvae can also trap air bubbles and remain submerged for a day or more, according to an entomologist at the University of Kentucky. How to get rid of drain flies 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Disney representatives said that the case was settled to avoid costly litigation and that the resort’s three hotels employ experts, including entomologists, to avoid bedbug problems. Disney pays $100,000 to settle bedbug lawsuit 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z William Gimpel, a retired entomologist from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, was bitten awhile ago by a tick in the Northern Neck of Virginia. The tick that makes people allergic to red meat is in D.C. 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z “This work has huge potential beneficial implications,” says Corrie Moreau, an entomologist and evolutionary biologist at Cornell University, who was not involved in the work. Invasive crazy ants could meet their match in a mysterious, funguslike pathogen 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z It’s a more ecologically beneficial way to control mosquitoes than spraying insecticides, said the district’s Mustapha Debboun, a medical and veterinary entomologist and retired U.S. California’s first lab-grown mosquitoes may take flight — stirring controversy 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z "The webs are a real mess," Dr. Will Hudson, an entomologist at the University of Georgia, told NBC News last year when describing his predicament of having the spiders take residence on his front porch. Don't fear the giant, venomous spider: Scientists say the invasive Jorō spider is getting a bad rap 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z “Finally somebody has made that connection,” said Esther Ngumbi, an entomologist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who was not involved with the research. Insect Trash Could Be a Farmer’s Treasure 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z He’s offered his property as a meeting space for the California Native Plant Society, entomologists, and forestry and fire experts. Climate change is like war, California’s Jerry Brown says 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The spider was also spotted in South Carolina, and entomologists expected it to spread throughout the Southeast. Scientists: Asian spider could spread to much of East Coast 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z To select a new name, it assembled a group of entomologists, researchers and professionals who work with the species, and people who identify as Romani, including Matache. Meet the ‘spongy moth,’ whose old name contained an offensive term 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z But the outbreak has been steadily worsening in Maine in recent years, and entomologists said last year was the worst year for browntail moth infestations in state history. Rash-causing moth spreading due to warming, scientists find 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Her father was an entomologist who brought the family to live in the remote woods of Canada for three quarters of the year. Margaret Atwood is not your 'elderly icon' or 'witchy granny.' She's better than that 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The entomologists, meanwhile, spent two days on the ranch for a planning retreat about how to protect California’s insects. Climate change is like war, California’s Jerry Brown says 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Dr. Kirby Stafford, an entomologist at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, told Salon by email that he believes there will be an increase in Powassan virus cases, but the question is by how much. A deer-tick virus could cause the next big epidemic 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z “It takes an ethnic slur out of common parlance,” said Jessica Ware, president of the society and an entomologist at the American Museum of Natural History. Meet the ‘spongy moth,’ whose old name contained an offensive term 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z It turns out that entomologists had good reasons to be suspicious. A Parasitic Wasp Unmasked: One Species Is Actually 16 Species 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z This kind of citizen science allows entomologists — scientists who study insects — to learn what kinds of butterflies and moths are alive and where. Take photos of butterflies to help scientists learn more about these amazing insects 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z He “clearly reveled in sitting around the picnic table for dinner and having super hardcore conversations with the smartest entomologists on the planet,” Gluesenkamp said. Climate change is like war, California’s Jerry Brown says 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z "As of right now, we are not certain what is causing the clusters of deer tick virus in Pennsylvania," Dr. Erika Machtinger, an entomologist at Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, told Salon by email. A deer-tick virus could cause the next big epidemic 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z They include open meetings with entomologists about the pest and management strategies. Maine's browntail moths now have their own month to raise awareness and slow their spread 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z In Dr. Zhang’s opinion, entomologists often focus on bees and ants — the flashiest insects in the order Hymenoptera — while neglecting tiny parasitoid wasps. A Parasitic Wasp Unmasked: One Species Is Actually 16 Species 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The moth arrived in Maine a century ago, and entomologists said last year was the worst year for browntail moth infestations in its history. Maine lawmakers consider funds to treat moth invasion in cities and towns 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z In 17 years — well, 16 ½ — they’ll emerge and entomologists will go into overdrive trying to solve their mysteries. Perspective | While the cicadas of 2038 slumber, scientists are reviewing what they learned from 2021’s Brood X 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z For years, entomologists have worried about what appears to be a global decline in insect populations. To find out how insects are doing, these scientists are going to the birds 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Daisuke Yamamoto, an entomologist at Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, reported observing this phenomenon in fruit flies, too. Desert Beetles Rely on Oral Sex for Successful Mating 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Though I am an entomologist, I did not realize that insects were "the little things that run the world" until Wilson explained why this is so in 1987. E.O. Wilson’s lifelong passion for ants helped him teach humans about how to live sustainably 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z It’s a well-known fact among entomologists that whoever first named the millipede was being a touch dramatic. At Last, a True Millipede That Actually Has 1,000 Legs or More 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Born in the southern U.S. state of Alabama, Wilson’s trajectory as an entomologist, someone who studies insects, was set at the age of 10, when he spent hours in the woods collecting bugs and butterflies. E.O. Wilson, naturalist dubbed a modern-day Darwin, dies at 92 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Those data sets don’t have the level of detail that an entomologist might be interested in. To find out how insects are doing, these scientists are going to the birds 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z “The word ‘millipede’ has always been a bit of a misnomer,” said Paul Marek, an entomologist at Virginia Tech university and lead author of the study describing the newfound species. Newfound Millipede Breaks World Record for the Most Legs 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z He knew that some entomologists were already detecting insects’ eDNA in soil. DNA in Air Can Catalog Hidden Insects All Around Us 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Delaplane said entomologists often traded stories of colonies that survived after their hives were swept away by floods. Honeybees survived for weeks under volcano ash after Canary Islands eruption 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z “It’s like a shriek,” said Hongmei Li-Byarlay, an entomologist at Central State University in Ohio, who was not involved with the new research. I scream. You scream. Bees scream, too. 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “The webs are a real mess,” said Hudson, an entomologist at the University of Georgia. Asian spider takes hold in Georgia, sends humans scurrying 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z “Some time ago, entomologists from Western Australia came up with the idea to sample these boreholes,” because they provide the perfect opportunity to peer into subterranean ecosystems. Newfound Millipede Breaks World Record for the Most Legs 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z His trajectory as an entomologist - someone who studies insects - was set at age 10, when he spent hours in the woods of Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. Harvard's modern-day Darwin warns against humanity's downward slope 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z The story of the bees that lived through a volcano is likely to become famous among entomologists, Delaplane said. Honeybees survived for weeks under volcano ash after Canary Islands eruption 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z One entomologist estimated millions of acres of the United States have been affected by a rash of armyworms. Battalions of armyworms are chomping up fields across the nation — sometimes overnight 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Melody Keena, a research entomologist at the United States Forest Service, added that the insects can also be a problem for ordinary people just trying to rest in their homes. The spotted lanternfly is invading the Northeast. The consequences will be dire if they take over 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The same vegetation that can fuel wildfires when it dries up also feeds insects, said Gene Hall, an entomologist at the University of Arizona. Rainy season unleashes with fury, beauty in US Southwest 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Gil is an entomologist by training, so he really understands his subjects. Wildlife photo: Is this the world's most beautiful mosquito? 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Losing 400 colonies, the typical amount transported by a truck for pollination, may cost an operation upwards of $80,000, says Dan Aurell, an Auburn University entomologist, who works with the partnership. In-Hive Sensors Could Help Ailing Bee Colonies 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z State entomologists will develop a plan to eradicate the nest, which will likely happen next week, the department said. First ‘murder hornet’ nest of 2021 found in Washington 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z I encourage you to read the news release of that eradication event because it’s incredibly satisfying to read an entomologist hero story. First Asian giant hornet (aka murder hornet) sighting of 2021 confirmed in Washington state 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z The hatch is described in detail at the Bug of the Week blog penned by University of Maryland entomologist Michael Raupp. They’re hatching! Next generation of cicadas begins 17-year life cycle. 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z “I think this is a good first step,” says Michael Strand, an entomologist at the University of Georgia who specializes in parasite-host interactions. Deadly viruses help moths and butterflies fight off parasitic wasps 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, a University of California, Berkeley entomologist named Alexander Purcell helped solve the mystery. In California, a new strategy to fight grapevine-killing bacteria 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Among entomologists, the froghoppers’ urinary powers are well understood. This Insect Drinks Your Milkshake 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Example: In all, the entomologists with WSDA’s Pest Program removed 98 worker hornets. First Asian giant hornet (aka murder hornet) sighting of 2021 confirmed in Washington state 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z One big reason is a strong cultural “yuck” factor in Western countries that Arnold van Huis, a professor of tropical entomologist at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, says will be hard to change. What pairs with beetle? Startups seek to make bugs tasty 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z “Lawn, ecologically, is dead space,” said Doug Tallamy, an entomologist at the University of Delaware and author of “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard.” Ditching grass could help your backyard thrive 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z This extinct beetle likely belonged to a group known as Myxophaga, small beetles that thrive on algae in wet habitats, says study co-author Martin Fikáček, an entomologist at National Sun Yat-sen University. This ancient beetle is the first new species discovered in fossilized poop 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Historically, amber has been the best source for paleontologists and entomologists to study ancient arthropods in three dimensions. Searching 230-Million-Year-Old Poop, Scientists Find a New Beetle 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Gene Kritsky, a biology professor at Mount St. Joseph University, called Smith “America’s forgotten entomologist” and lamented that he had never seen a likeness of the bug-fancier. Perspective | Local charities are encouraged to apply for The Post’s Helping Hand partnership 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Black entomologists are the land lobsters of the field. Perspective | Cicada season started with a police encounter and ended with a love song for this entomologist 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Given the time of year, that it was a male and that the specimen was exceptionally dry, entomologists believe it was an old hornet from a previous season that wasn’t discovered until now. Dead 'murder hornet' near Seattle is 1st found in US in 2021 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The year’s first Asian giant hornet sighting was reported in Snohomish County, entomologists with state and federal agencies confirmed Wednesday. First Asian giant hornet sighting of 2021 reported near Marysville 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Daniel Gruner, an entomologist at the University of Maryland, did not initially believe the radar returns were from cicadas. Cicadas swarming around Washington are showing up on weather radar 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Further tests are needed to demonstrate the treatment’s efficacy, says Scott McArt, an entomologist at Cornell University. Scientists evolve a fungus to battle deadly honey bee parasite 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Even by entomologists' standards, the task was weird. Making sense of the great whip spider boom 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z On June 11, entomologists confirmed it was an Asian giant hornet. Dead 'murder hornet' near Seattle is 1st found in US in 2021 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Other entomologists with access to Smith’s findings incorporated them into their own work. Perspective | A Maryland doctor was the first to map all the different cicada broods that pop up 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Scientists witnessed large numbers of 17-year cicadas surface years ahead of schedule in 2017, which entomologists suspect could be related to global warming. WIDER IMAGE Getting up close with cicadas to find climate change clues 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Department of Agriculture’s chief entomologist: a bug expert. Perspective | Who’s all in favor of eating cicadas? The scientists who study them. 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Now that cicadas are emerging again in the Eastern U.S., chefs, entomologists and insect-curious folks are prepared to explore the culinary possibilities. Can you eat cicadas? Yes, and here’s the best way to catch, cook and snack on them. 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Even by entomologists’ standards, the task was weird. Making Sense of the Great Whip Spider Boom 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z In a 2004 essay in “American Entomologist” magazine, May Berenbaum, a University of Illinois entomologist, tried to work through her bewilderment. ‘Are cicadas Republican or Democrat?' Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush had an answer. 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z The story of how Wilson became an entomologist is now something of a legend. Review | Timeless meditations on Earth’s fragility, and the damage humans do 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z It's a shame, because even if you aren't an entomologist, the Brood X cicadas put on a show that anyone would find spectacular. Billions of cicadas are about to take to the skies. Here's what to expect 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Women entomologists were hard to come by in the 19th century, and they continue to be significantly outnumbered today. The Woman Who Solved a Cicada Mystery—but Got No Recognition 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z The survivors make the next brood, says University of Maryland entomologist Michael Raupp. EXPLAINER: What are cicadas and why do they bug some people? 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z In maybe a third of a square foot of dirt, the University of Maryland entomologists find at least seven cicadas — a rate just shy of a million per acre. Nature at its craziest: Trillions of cicadas about to emerge 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences sends entomologists abroad to seek out pests that could threaten Florida’s 17 million acres of forests. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: As this photo shows us, less isn’t always best 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z “Our prediction for this year is that we will likely see an uptick in the amount of bark beetles - probably most apparent in the piñon woodlands,” said Andrew Graves, head entomologist for the U.S. Report: Drought leaves New Mexico trees weak and dying 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z In the early 19th century this was still a mystery, but the entomologist Margaretta Hare Morris had suspicions. The Woman Who Solved a Cicada Mystery—but Got No Recognition 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z Some entomologists theorize that it’s an evolutionary defense mechanism. EXPLAINER: What are cicadas and why do they bug some people? 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z People tend to be scared of the wrong insects, says University of Illinois entomologist May Berenbaum. Nature at its craziest: Trillions of cicadas about to emerge 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z It means they simply “overwhelm the predators by filling their bellies, and there’s still enough left over to perpetuate the species,” said Michael Raupp, an entomologist at the University of Maryland. What is Brood X? When do cicadas come out in 2021? Answering your buggiest questions. 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Indeed, many citizen scientists are again poised to help map the distributions of periodical cicadas, using a cellphone app, Cicada Safari, to send thousands of photos to entomologists. Opinion | The cicadas are coming. And they’re changing dramatically. 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z In that study, Walter Koenig, a research zoologist now emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and Andrew Liebhold, a research entomologist at the U.S. Brood X Cicadas Could Cause a Bird Baby Boom 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z As a guide, Romberg said he’s a combination of instructor and entomologist. Eastern Iowa man achieves dream of becoming fishing guide 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z To begin to understand this, I called Gene Kritsky, an entomologist at a small Catholic college in Cincinnati. Perspective | In 2004, as legions of cicadas engulfed our region, my son was born. As Brood X returns, a lot has happened for him and the bugs. 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z The proposal was subject to a public hearing on Thursday in which Kathy Murray, a state integrated pest management entomologist, testified in support. Maine bill would require transparency about school pesticide 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z “This is not a species — Asian giant hornet — that we want to tolerate here in the U.S. and certainly not in Washington state,” said Sven-Erik Spichiger, an entomologist with the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Scientists scaling up efforts to prevent murder hornets from settling into U.S., Canada 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z “In response to this superabundance of food, a lot of the predator populations have outrageously good years,” says Richard Karban, a University of California, Davis, entomologist who studies periodical cicadas. Brood X Cicadas Could Cause a Bird Baby Boom 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z On top of all that, said Williams, the Maryland entomologist, a natural fungus attacks male cicadas in the most personal way. Brood X cicadas are about to put on one of the wildest shows in nature. And D.C. is the main stage. 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Navy entomologists found the insects in the perforated bulkheads between bunks on board the Seawolf-class submarine, which carries a crew of more than 100 men. Navy works to quell bed bug infestation on elite submarine 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Department of Agriculture entomologist who still does chemical analysis. These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Learn about the world of metamorphosing insects from the entomologist Jessica Ware, a curator of invertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History. Savor a Performance Series and Homemade Pizza 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z The exquisite preservation of the fossil, which represents an undescribed species, is “extraordinary,” said Daniel Swanson, an entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the paper’s lead author. A Surprise in a 50 Million-Year-Old Assassin Bug Fossil: Its Genitals 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The process is somewhat harmful to trees, said Eric Day, an extension entomologist at Virginia Tech. Brood X cicadas are about to put on one of the wildest shows in nature. And D.C. is the main stage. 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z In her quest, Duszejko finds connection and kinship with several men, including a gruff neighbor who slowly opens up to her, a brilliant Czech entomologist and a young police techie with epilepsy. Review: Agnieszka Holland's long-awaited eco-feminist crime caper 'Spoor' is a wild time 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z The book is very accessible for the amateur entomologist and is packed with color photos. When you miss gardening, turn to these books for comfort and inspiration 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z But there’s no guarantee that all giant hornets will shy away from dung, said Margarita López-Uribe, an entomologist at Pennsylvania State University who wasn’t involved in the study. Menaced by Murder Hornets, Bees Decorate Their Hives With Feces 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z “Death by a thousand cuts,” is how David Wagner, a University of Connecticut entomologist, who contributed to the new report, puts it. Insects are vanishing at an alarming rate—but we can still save them 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z “What people will actually see is animals eating bugs,” said Gaye Williams, an entomologist for the Maryland Department of Agriculture and an avid cicada watcher. Brood X cicadas are about to put on one of the wildest shows in nature. And D.C. is the main stage. 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The murder hornet was recently detected in Washington, where entomologists are trying to eradicate it. Giant hornets on the attack? Try a little water buffalo poop 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z A group of European entomologists wants the answer to become a household name. Danish mayfly, a prolific but short-lived insect species, named Insect of the Year by entomology group 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z With field observation a nonstarter, entomologists resorted to hypothesizing. He Was a Stick, She Was a Leaf; Together They Made History 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z For six decades, they traveled the world, collecting 1.25 million insects, amassing one of the world’s most significant private scientific collections and becoming some of the world’s most legendary entomologists. Short film explores legendary entomologists’ decades-long relationship and contributions to the study of insects 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z State entomologists confirmed Tuesday they discovered more than 500 Asian giant hornets — including nearly 200 queens — in the nest they pulled from a tree last month. 500 Asian giant hornets found in nest eradicated last month near Blaine 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Among them were nearly 200 queens that had the potential to start their own nests, said Sven-Erik Spichiger, an entomologist leading the fight to kill the hornets. Destruction of murder hornets nest doesn’t end threat 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z “No one was stung and no one was even attacked that I am aware of,” said Sven-Erik Spichiger, an entomologist who directed the nest eradication Saturday near the town of Blaine. Scientists remove 98 ‘murder hornets’ in Washington state 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z The nest in Washington was found when entomologists, scientists that study insects, used dental floss to tie tracking devices to three hornets. 'Murder hornet': First nest found in US eradicated with vacuum hose 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Using dental floss, “entomologists were able to attach radio trackers to three hornets, the second of which led them to the discovery of the nest” Thursday, agriculture officials said. Washington state discovers first ‘murder hornet’ nest in US 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z “Asian giant hornets this time of year start going into what we call the slaughter phase,” said Sven-Erik Spichiger, a department entomologist. ‘Murder hornets’ invading U.S. are about to enter ‘slaughter phase’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Hossein Rajaei, an entomologist at the Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History in Germany and an author on the study, was the first to spy the shrimp. In a Desert’s Burning Sands, Shrimp 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The survey of arachnophobic entomologists, published in 2013 in American Entomologist, explored why people who devoted their careers to critters such as cockroaches and maggots still found spiders unnerving. Ig Nobel Prizes reward research on helium-huffing alligators and knives made of feces 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z “It always struck me as funny that when I talked to entomologists about spiders, they would say something along the lines of, ‘Oh, I hate spiders!’” he said in a telephone interview. Poop knives, arachnophobic entomologists win 2020 Ig Nobels 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z “Late summer-early fall is the critical time of year when West Nile virus reaches its peak in the mosquito population,” Dr. Philip Armstrong, medical entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said in a statement. 3 Fairfield County residents contract West Nile virus 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Another department entomologist, Chris Looney, met with the landowner and was able to catch a third one alive in his net while they were talking. ‘Murder hornets’ invading U.S. are about to enter ‘slaughter phase’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z The world’s leading expert on the June beetle, a respected entomologist. How Héctor Tobar fictionalized a real-life would-be gringo Che Guevara 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z The hornet was found July 14 in a bottle trap set north of Seattle near the Canadian border, and state entomologists confirmed its identity Wednesday, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture. First Asian giant hornet found in Washington state trap 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z The fact that spiders are often hairy, fast, silent and have all those creepy eyes freaks out entomologists, he said. Poop knives, arachnophobic entomologists win 2020 Ig Nobels 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z That doomsday message turned the entomologist into a celebrity and galvanised population control and environmental movements for years after. All the people: what happens if humanity's ranks start to shrink? 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Beekeepers in the U.S. also may be taking more of their colonies indoors in the winter, helping them survive, said University of Georgia entomologist Keith Delaplane. US honeybees are doing better after bad year, survey shows 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z “Everybody loves fireflies,” said Sara Lewis, an entomologist who specializes in lightning bugs at Tufts University. Firefly festivals are canceled due to coronavirus, and lightning bugs might be pleased about it 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z “Cicada emergence is a really amazing biological phenomenon,” says Eric Day, an entomologist at Virginia Tech. Noisy Cicadas Are Widely Misunderstood 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The amount of information gleaned from the study is impressive, says Craig Macadam, an entomologist at the U.K.-based nonprofit insect conservation organization Buglife. Insect wings evolved from legs, mayfly genome suggests 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Sven-Erik Spichiger, managing entomologist at the Washington state Department of Agriculture, said state and federal labs confirmed on Friday that the specimen was an Asian giant hornet. Third Asian giant 'murder' hornet found in Washington state 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z While they are some of the longest-lived insects in the world, periodical cicadas spend almost their entire lives underground as what entomologists call "nymphs". Millions of cicadas to emerge in US after 17 years 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z Neal Williams, an entomologist at the University of California, Davis, who was not involved in the study, says the possibility is compelling and warrants more research. Bumblebees Bite Plants to Force Them to Flower (Seriously) 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Colorado State University entomologists Whitney Cranshaw and Frank Peairs released a study attributing the increase in sightings to the lack of moisture in Colorado and neighboring states, The Gazette reported. Study: Miller moth population has increased in Colorado 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z "Were it to become fully established and spread widely, it would affect forests and landscape trees and shrubs in the invaded range," University of Maryland entomologist Michael Raupp told USA Today. Giant gypsy moths could bring 'serious, widespread' damage to US, officials warn 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z They are just hornets,” said Washington Agriculture Department entomologist Chris Looney, who is working on the state’s search for these large hornets. Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hype 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z “It’s a shockingly large hornet,” said Todd Murray, a WSU Extension entomologist and invasive species specialist. ‘Murder Hornets,’ with sting that can kill, lands in US 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Conrad Bérubé, a beekeeper and entomologist in the town of Nanaimo, was assigned to exterminate it. ‘Murder Hornets’ in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z “This is our window to keep it from establishing,” Washington state entomologist Chris Looney told The Times. Asia's 'murder hornet' lands in US for first time 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z “It’s a shockingly large hornet,” Todd Murray, Washington State University Extension entomologist and invasive species specialist, said in a statement. 'Murder hornets' in Washington state threaten bees and whip up media swarm 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z “The study nicely demonstrates how climate change adds to the global problem of insect decline, even in presumably undisturbed areas,” says Lars Krogmann, a systematic entomologist at the University of Hohenheim. Starving grasshoppers? How rising carbon dioxide levels may promote an ‘insect apocalypse’ 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z In Alabama, they show up in May and June, according to an Auburn University entomologist. Stinging buck moth caterpillars active in some states 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z But it still adds up to something “awfully alarming,” said entomologist Roel van Klink of the German Centre for Integrative Biology, the study’s lead author. Bugged: Earth’s insect population shrinks 27% in 30 years 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Some are even taking them home — entomologist Maria Cramer and her partner are sharing their two-bedroom basement apartment with her two most important and most genetically diverse colonies of ladybirds. Daily briefing: How to defend a PhD remotely 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Indeed, both these books bring a new perspective on that hazy term, "nature" — the botanist's view and the entomologist's view. Nature surrounds us, even in quarantine 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Death recognition is a complex process, though, and Yehuda Ben-Shahar, an entomologist at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, says more research will be needed to shore up Wen’s claims. How ‘undertaker’ bees recognize dead comrades 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z The move “would imperil one of the most important research collections in the world”, says István Mikó, an entomologist at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. Outcry over plan to move Hungarian natural-history museum to remote town 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z “Large-scale use to control an invasion of desert locusts would be a first,” says Michel Lecoq, a retired entomologist who worked on locust control at the French Agricultural Research Center for International Development. In Somalia, an unprecedented effort to kill massive locust swarms with biocontrol 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z "Radiating insects is like a using sledgehammer," says Tony Shelton, an entomologist at Cornell University who studies the diamondback moth and led the current study. Genetically engineered moths can knock down crop pests, but will they take off? 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z This “small penalty” assessed when bees choose highly concentrated nectar is a good reminder of “how complex foraging decisions are,” said Jarrad Prasifka, an entomologist with the U.S. Bumblebee Vomit: Scientists Are No Longer Ignoring It 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z When she grows up, she hopes to be an architect or an entomologist, a person who studies bugs. Milton girl’s cards cheer those hospitalized over holidays 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z That low rate suggests hybridization is likely “of little long-term concern,” says Lynne Rieske-Kinney, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky. Aphid-munching beetle could help save hemlock forests 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z David Grimaldi, an entomologist at the New York museum and curator of the amber exhibition, told Answer Man. Perspective | In 1997, Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum was stuck in amber 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z "This is important," says Max Scott, an entomologist at North Carolina State University who was not involved in the study. Genetically engineered moths can knock down crop pests, but will they take off? 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z SYDNEY, Australia — When Tanya Latty, an entomologist at the University of Sydney, started studying a species of velvet worm 18 months ago, she thought it was just a side project. Some of Australia’s Smallest Species Could Be Lost to Wildfires 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z “The bee mortality rate is too high and is unacceptable,” says the entomologist Bob Curtis, a pollination consultant for the Almond Board of California. 'Like sending bees to war': the deadly truth behind your almond-milk obsession 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Nadkarni joined a team of female scientists advising Mattel as it made the line of dolls that includes a marine biologist, astrophysicist, photojournalist, conservationist and entomologist. Forest ecologist helps refashion Barbie dolls as scientists 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z “Among entomologists, Sanibel was renowned as ‘the world’s greatest pest hellhole.’” ‘Pest hellhole’: Inside Florida’s itchy war on mosquitoes 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z A group of entomologists at the University of California, Riverside, led by Ph.D. students Kaleigh Fisher and Mari West, examined this phenomenon in social insects such as bees, ants, wasps, and termites. Pheromones and social lives are becoming a liability for insects in changing climates 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z "It might be that with less foliage, particularly at the ground level - they are able to move more freely and hunt more freely," the entomologist said. The best plants for attracting insects to gardens 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Predicting which path an organism will follow “is the holy grail of invasion biology,” says forest entomologist Kamal Gandhi. Can We Identify Invasive Species before They Invade? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z They write up “Significant Agricultural Incident Reports,” fruit frequently hacked on a weathered cutting board and samples sent off to a lab in plastic vials for examination by entomologists and plant pathologists. Ham’s best friend: Beagle brigade is last line of defense against African swine fever in U.S. 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z A group of entomologists reviewed about 200 studies and research papers to examine how light pollution is contributing to what's been called the "insect apocalypse." 'Insect apocalypse' driven by light pollution, scientists reveal 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The claims from Romoser drew ire from some in the scientific community, including other entomologists. NASA denies there are living 'insect- and reptile-like creatures' on Mars 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Ormerod also participated in international collaborative research, acted as an expert witness in legal cases and was commissioned as a consultant entomologist to the Royal Agricultural Society in 1882. Careers and controversy before the First World War 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z “Their photosynthesis is limited,” says entomologist Dan Herms, a co-author of the study and vice president of research and development at the Davey Tree Expert Company. Can We Identify Invasive Species before They Invade? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z In 1883, one of the latter’s early editors, the entomologist and palaeontologist Samuel Hubbard Scudder, published a description of a giant fossil stick insect discovered in coal deposits in France by another entomologist, Charles Brongniart. 150 years of scientific illustration 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z The drone spraying is a relatively inexpensive way to stop the mosquitoes from reproducing, said Bart Knols, a medical entomologist and lead researcher of the program. Zanzibar tests drones spraying rice fields to fight malaria 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z A previous study9 reported the data collected from a network of standardized insect traps set by amateur entomologists in German nature reserves over a 27-year period. Robust evidence of declines in insect abundance and biodiversity 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Jason Rasgon, an entomologist at Pennsylvania State University in State College who studies insect-borne diseases, says the genetic finding is important. Study on DNA spread by genetically modified mosquitoes prompts backlash 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z That sounds a bit like an entomologist's Christmas dinner: a duck inside a turkey, inside a goose. Wasps: If you can't love them, at least admire them 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z A forensic anthropologist and three forensic entomologists, examining the insects found on Trotter, estimated the time of death as around mid-December, but long after Swearingen’s arrest. Did faulty science, and bad testimony, bring Larry Swearingen to the brink of execution? 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z “That’s kind of what we figured would happen is after a week, week and a half, they’d move on or die off,” said Jeff Knight, entomologist for the Nevada Department of Agriculture. Grasshoppers came to Vegas but didn’t stay in Vegas 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “It’s not your classic story of, oh, the pesticides kill the bees,” said Sujaya Rao, an entomologist who studied the bee deaths while at Oregon State University. Seeking a Culprit When Bumblebee Carcasses Pile Up 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Philip Armstrong, a medical entomologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, says West Nile is typically detected in mosquitoes from late-June to mid-July so this year’s detection is later than usual. West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes in Connecticut 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Such migrations occur every few years and should not cause alarm since the insects are not dangerous, Jeff Knight, state entomologist for the Nevada Department of Agriculture, said on Thursday at a news conference. Grasshoppers take Vegas by swarm, disrupting weather radar, tourism 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Fortunately, the Nevada state entomologist Jeff Knight was on hand to explain. It's not cricket – but Las Vegas grasshopper invasion is harmless 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Analysis by a forensic entomologist suggested Mr Meilunas died on or around 1 October. 'Trophy' body murderer handed 19-year term 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The July 6 Economy & Business article “Tough times continue for honeybee colonies” said a University of Maryland entomologist claimed that “the biggest threat is varroa mites” in regard to honeybee deaths. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Two ways in which Fourth of July coverage was lacking 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z The scorpions were then given to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, which maintains a staff of professional entomologists. Scorpions found at Keizer park brought to authorities 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z But it’s crucial that only male mosquitoes infected with that particular combination are released into the wild, says Zhiyong Xi, a medical entomologist at Michigan State University in East Lansing, who led the study. World’s most invasive mosquito nearly eradicated from two islands in China 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The entomologist was haunted by a burning smell and by the fear that her apartment, like the insect collection, had caught fire. The battle to rebuild centuries of science after an epic inferno 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z In my career as a public health entomologist, I’ve been amazed at the ability of ticks to bounce back from all the ways people try to control them, including with pesticides. Ticks spread plenty more than Lyme disease 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z An entomologist from U-Md. has previously forgotten to disclose conflicts of interest when publishing. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Two ways in which Fourth of July coverage was lacking 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Cowan says under the entomologists’ care, the scorpions will travel for outreach events such as the Oregon State Fair. Scorpions found at Keizer park brought to authorities 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z “That’s very impressive,” says Stephen Dobson, a medical entomologist at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and the founder of MosquitoMate, a company that commercializes Wolbachia as a tool to control the Asian tiger mosquito. World’s most invasive mosquito nearly eradicated from two islands in China 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z As the University of Maryland shares the latest survey results, entomologists there are urging beekeepers to use three different strategies to fight the spread of varroa mites. University of Maryland-led survey finds honeybee losses highest in 13 years this winter 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z “The potential benefit is quite large,” says Ben Woodcock, an entomologist with the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, in Wallingford, U.K., who was not involved in the study. Half a billion hoverflies migrate to the United Kingdom each year. The benefits to farmers are huge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z His group recently demonstrated the power of the approach with a study of the insects an entomologist had caught in a single net trap in Kibale National Park in Uganda. $180 million DNA 'barcode' project aims to discover 2 million new species 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z For example, BIP beekeepers consistently cite parasitic varroa mites—which entomologists frequently list as honeybees’ greatest stressor—as a top cause of hive mortality. New Law Would Help Bees--but Could Leave Other Pollinators Out in the Cold 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z As Grimaldi expresses it: Imagine giving an entomologist a bigger bug net and allowing them to swing it more times. Fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of dinosaur times—and an ethical minefield 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z For the bedbug family tree study, this entomologist at Dresden University of Technology in Germany and colleagues got some of their specimens from museums and other researchers. Bedbugs date back to the time of the dinosaurs, new family tree suggests 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Now, thanks to experiments by entomologists such as Marcus Byrne, we know that dung beetles can navigate by the Milky Way. The science of magic, dung beetles on parade, and the unexplored depths: Books in brief 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Dr. Svacha added that, like most entomologists he knows, he also readily works with specimens that he obtains from hobbyists and commercial sellers. This Tarantula Became a Scientific Celebrity. Was It Poached From the Wild? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Honey bees are not in danger of extinction by a long shot, says University of Illinois entomologist May Berenbaum—“but beekeeping, as an industry, is still under threat.” New Law Would Help Bees--but Could Leave Other Pollinators Out in the Cold 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Three books — by biologist E. O. Wilson, entomologist Mark Moffett and sociologist Nicholas Christakis — argue that the key to understanding our distinctiveness lies in how societies evolved. Daily briefing: Six easy time-management tips for scientists 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Tyson Wepprich, an entomologist at Oregon State University, was apparently the first to identify what he says is a flaw in the study. Study on Weed-Killers and Monarch Butterflies Spurs Ecological Flap 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Marlene Zuk, an entomologist at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul who is leading the first extensive study of these crickets in decades, concedes that they seem unimpressive next to the dramatic geology. For these intrepid crickets, Hawaii’s lava is home sweet home 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Now, three books — by biologist E. O. Wilson, entomologist Mark Moffett and sociologist Nicholas Christakis — argue that the key to understanding our distinctiveness lies in how societies evolved. Evolving society: why humanity coheres 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Government entomologists imported dozens of species of beetles to address several problems, among them fouled pastures, slowing decomposition and disease-carrying flies in ordure. Moving Dung Is a Dirty Job. These Beetles Live for It. 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z LSU AgCenter entomologist Rodrigo Diaz says in a news release that by understanding how stresses affect the cane, researchers hope to develop restoration plans tailored to specific regions in the delta. LSU AgCenter gets $1M for research on wetlands roseau cane 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Wallace’s Giant Bee is named after Alfred Russel Wallace, an English entomologist who like Charles Darwin, worked to formulate the theory of evolution through natural selection. The World’s Largest Bee Is Not Extinct 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Four years earlier, a group led by entomologist Frank Howarth of Honolulu's Bishop Museum was out exploring Kilauea's lava fields when it spotted the crickets. For these intrepid crickets, Hawaii’s lava is home sweet home 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Michael S. Engel is a paleontologist and entomologist at the University of Kansas. Opinion | Butterflies aren’t expendable. Our brittle reality depends on them, too. 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z But Wallace was the last person on record to see one until an entomologist with the University of Georgia in Athens found several in 1981. The disappearing-reappearing act of the world's largest bee 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Evans, an entomologist, is one of the thousands of federal scientists locked out of their labs during the longest US government shutdown in history. Dead bees, dusty offices: US scientists face post-shutdown malaise 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Maine’s state forest pathologist and forest entomologist are both set to lead a seminar about the significant threat of oak wilt disease to Maine’s oak resources. Future of Maine’s oak trees on agenda of green expo 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z That happens a lot less these days, a realization that tipped off entomologists early on to what seems a marked decline in insect populations. Apps let everyone help track health of insect populations 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z “It’s just a very sad day for science,” says retired federal entomologist Michael McManus, who organized the forum and was expecting 200 attendees. U.S. government shutdown starts to take a bite out of science 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Based on data collected by dozens of amateur entomologists in 63 nature reserves across Germany, a team of scientists concluded that the flying insect population had dropped by a staggering 76% over a 27-year period. Biological annihilation: A planet in loss mode 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z He saved a few, and sent them to an entomologist. What is behind the spread of a mysterious allergy to meat? 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z “Insects are a rich group, and the most affluent of the rich are the wasps,” says entomologist Alex Wild in his ode to the unimaginably prolific creatures. Daily briefing: Chess is the Drosophila of reasoning, says Garry Kasparov 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z He cites the great entomologist Edward O. Wilson, who once called insects “these little things that run the world.” Apps let everyone help track health of insect populations 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z In an extreme example, a Croatian entomologist named a Slovene beetle after Adolf Hitler in the 1930s, when he was chancellor of Germany. namea-species 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Enter Martin, an entomologist at the University of Salford in England. In Brazil backlands, termites built millions of dirt mounds 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z In the United States, one of the few long-term data sets about insect abundance comes from the work of Arthur Shapiro, an entomologist at the University of California, Davis. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z “We see a hundred of something, and we think we’re fine,” says entomologist David Wagner, “but what if there were 100,000 two generations ago?” Daily briefing: Mitochondrial DNA can come from fathers too 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z The entomologist nominated to be the chief scientist at the U.S. USDA science nominee calls new U.S. climate report ‘genuine’ 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z “Imagine it being a city,” said Stephen Martin, an entomologist and expert in social insects at Britain’s University of Salford. A natural ‘wonder of the Earth,’ the size of Minnesota, was built by termites in Brazil 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z “Imagine it being a city,” said Stephen J. Martin, an entomologist and expert in social insects at Britain’s University of Salford. This ‘wonder of the Earth’ is the size of Minnesota and built by bugs 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z But it would have taken even highly trained entomologists years of painstaking work to identify all the insects in the bottles. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Displaying a messy yard may not win any good-neighbor awards, but entomologists say our vital but dwindling insect pollinator populations would be much better off. Good news! It might be better to do less yardwork this fall | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z But a spectrum of studies, combined with anecdotal evidence, increasingly suggests that things are, in the words of Harper Adams University entomologist Simon Leather, “not how they should be.” As Insect Populations Decline, Scientists Are Trying to Understand Why 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z “There’s no shortage of papers on cockroaches and termites,” said May Berenbaum, an entomologist at the University of Illinois who was not involved in the project. With Bugs, You’re Never Home Alone 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Insects are vanishing across the globe, and “unfortunately we have deaf ears in Washington,” one entomologist said. ‘Hyperalarming’ study shows massive insect loss 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z “We notice the losses,” says David Wagner, an entomologist at the University of Connecticut. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Jay Evans at the US agriculture department, an entomologist and beekeeper, admires Beye’s work, but thinks his breakthrough GM bee should remain confined to the lab. Invasion of the ‘frankenbees’: the danger of building a better bee 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Louisiana State University entomologist Timothy Schowalter, who is not an author of the recent report, has studied this forest since the 1990s. ‘Hyperalarming’ study shows massive insect loss 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Tanya Dapkey, an entomologist at the University of Pennsylvania, said that there was much to learn from successful “societies in nature run without any input from males.” Life With No Males? These Termites Show That It’s Possible 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z “This is really critical,” says Fred Gould, an entomologist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh who was not involved in the work. Common weed killer—believed harmless to animals—may be harming bees worldwide 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z When entomologists began noticing and investigating insect declines, they lamented the absence of solid information from the past in which to ground their experiences of the present. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z University of Florida urban entomologist Philip Koehler said he’s seen a recent decrease in lovebugs - insects that fly connected and coated Florida’s windshields in the 1970s and 1980s. Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are declining 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z University of Florida urban entomologist Philip Koehler said he’s seen a recent decrease in lovebugs — insects that fly connected and coated Florida’s windshields in the 1970s and 1980s. Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are declining 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z My passengers included an entomologist and two microbial geneticists, and I was following a white van with government plates carrying nine more geneticists. A giant crawling brain: the jaw-dropping world of termites 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z These entomologists, geneticists, synthetic biologists, mathematical biologists, microbial ecologists, roboticists, computer scientists, and physicists are drawn to termites for a variety of reasons, not all of which are compatible. What Termites Can Teach Us 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z With so much abundance, it very likely never occurred to most entomologists of the past that their multitudinous subjects might dwindle away. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z “They are insects that eat other insects alive,” said Lars Krogmann, an entomologist at the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart in Germany. Before These Parasitic Wasps Finished Devouring Live Flies, They Became Fossils 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The fire wiped out years’ worth of research by botanists, marine biologists, paleontologists and entomologists. Brazil Museum Fire Leaves Ashes, Recrimination and Little Else 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z The originator of the term was the entomologist William Wheeler, the founder of the study of ants in the US, author of a 1911 article called The Ant-Colony as an Organism. A giant crawling brain: the jaw-dropping world of termites 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z “This is a great paper on an amazing ant,” says Andy Suarez, an entomologist at the University of Illinois in Urbana, who was not involved in the study. Evolution turned this ant into a living drill 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z The speed and scale of the drop were shocking even to entomologists who were already anxious about bees or fireflies or the cleanliness of car windshields. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z In the 1940s, a Swiss entomologist named Eduard Handschin studied and described many of the fossils, after which they remained relatively forgotten. Before These Parasitic Wasps Finished Devouring Live Flies, They Became Fossils 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z She became interested in how cooperation works, and in 2010 she published the big paper reexamining a well-accepted theory for the evolution of social insects with biological mathematician Martin Nowak and entomologist E. O. Wilson. How Termites Shape the Natural World 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z A decade ago, as the invasive brown marmorated stinkbug tore through crops and invaded homes in the United States, a team of entomologists went looking for a solution. Top stories: friendly foxes, a creature from a lost world, and wasps that won’t wait 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z "The examples definitely are piling up," says Donald Weber, an ARS entomologist in College Park, Maryland, whose team found the first U.S. samurai wasps. Scientists spent years on a plan to import this wasp to kill stinkbugs. Then it showed up on its own 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z It wasn’t until 1951 that a visiting entomologist realized what was wrong: The local insects, evolved to eat the more fibrous waste of marsupials, couldn’t handle cow excrement. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Over a muffled phone connection from Ho Chi Minh City, World Mosquito Program Director Scott O'Neill, a medical entomologist at Monash University, told Science about building support for a mosquito release in his own backyard. This scientist convinced an Australian city to become a haven for mosquitoes 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z And as the entomologists tell them, only two kinds of arthropods actually infest humans: lice and a mite that causes scabies. Think Your Body Is Infested With Insects? You're Not Alone. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z “The larvae are alert and respond quickly” to threats, says Caroline Chaboo, an entomologist at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln who described these beetles' unique defenses in a 2011 study. Meet the Bug That Armors Itself With Shells 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z That project preserved a staple crop and saved an estimated 20 million lives, earning its architect, Swiss entomologist Hans Rudolf Herren, the 1995 World Food Prize. Scientists spent years on a plan to import this wasp to kill stinkbugs. Then it showed up on its own 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Wilson began his career as a taxonomic entomologist, studying ants. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z The site offers an accessible glimpse at what entomologists do all day, including how they embed insects in resin and the different career paths available to people interested in working with bugs. This website is crawling with bug news 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z If she can’t find any evidence of insects, an entomologist must tread lightly. Think Your Body Is Infested With Insects? You're Not Alone. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The materials and shapes vary according to species and their body shapes, says Kate Boersma, an entomologist at the University of San Diego. Meet the Bug That Armors Itself With Shells 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z “The collars will probably remain on for about five years,” said Erika Machtinger, a veterinary entomologist at Penn State and the study’s lead researcher. Black bears are going bald. It might be even worse than it looks. 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The feeling was so common that entomologists developed a shorthand for it, named for the way many people first began to notice that they weren’t seeing as many bugs. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z An ongoing series, “Behind the Science,” follows entomologists through the forests, labs and libraries where they do their thing. This website is crawling with bug news 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z So, the first thing to do if you have a roach infestation and think one bug has found its way inside your body is to go see a doctor, says entomologist Joe Ballenger. Your ears are cockroach heaven and that’s why they keep crawling in there 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The trees are an invasive species, too, common across the continental United States, and so entomologists fear lanternflies one day may spread to far-flung corners of the country. Lanternflies Eat Everything in Sight. The U.S. Is Looking Delicious. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Vermont Agency of Agriculture entomologist Judy Rosovsky tells the Burlington Free Press that climate change may be responsible for the increase. Study: Tick-borne diseases increase in Vermont 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z If entomologists lacked data, what they did have were some very worrying clues. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z He adds that entomologist friends cannot find funding for research on newly discovered insect species, and that the attention paid to preserving biodiversity in Germany amounts to lip service. Ancient Forest Home of Squatter Communities Is Doomed by Coal 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Still, even entomologists — who handle insects for a living — are grossed out by the idea. Your ears are cockroach heaven and that’s why they keep crawling in there 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The former state entomologist worked as deputy commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture. Mississippi’s new US senator sets top staff jobs 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Ulrich Mueller, an entomologist at the University of Texas at Austin who wasn’t involved in the study, describes the beetle's ability to selectively grow its food source as a strategy to eliminate competitors. These Beetles Use Booze-Soaked Trees to Farm Their Food 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z When the society members, like entomologists elsewhere, began to notice that they were seeing fewer insects, they had something against which to measure their worries. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z I think there are a lot of interesting insects out there that didn’t get covered just because there weren’t as many entomologists that contributed in the first place. Birds don’t fart, neither do sloths, and other secrets of #DoesItFart 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z The insect was named by Indiana native and entomologist Thomas Say in 1826. Holcomb signs bill establishing Indiana’s official insect 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z The insect was named by Indiana native and entomologist Thomas Say in 1826. Holcomb signs bill establishing Indiana’s official insect 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Inside the tunnel walls, they plant fungal spores carried within their bodies and tend to the fungi, their sole source of food, says Christopher Ranger, a research entomologist with the U.S. These Beetles Use Booze-Soaked Trees to Farm Their Food 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z One expert, Penn State entomologist Tom Baker, called it “the weirdest, most pernicious insect I’ve ever seen.” Maryland is bracing for an invasion of lanternflies, and racing to slow their spread 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The insect was named by entomologist Thomas Say in 1826 while he lived in the southwestern Indiana town of New Harmony. Senate panel advances bill creating official Indiana insect 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Dan Rubinoff, an entomologist and director of the University of Hawaii Insect Museum, said he thinks the bug is a Vietnamese centipede. Hawaii man catches, preserves more than foot-long centipede 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z But entomologists I have spoken to point out that because so little is known about the fly, they feel it would be prudent to be cautious. The billionaire vs. the fly 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Jody Green is an entomologist for the University of Nebraska at Lincoln Extension. Japanese beetles, pirate bugs immune to deep freeze 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z “The clock is ticking for when we will see another outbreak,” says Andrew Haddow, a medical entomologist at the U.S. As Zika fades from public consciousness, scientists continue to pursue the virus 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z And while most of these representations are more or less accurate, Morgan Jackson, an entomologist at the University of Guelph Insect Collection, points out that caterpillars don’t have antennae. We Fact-Checked 8 Animal Emojis—Here's What We Found 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Everyone from ecologists to archaeologists to entomologists will be able to conduct field surveys in the old California region. Rare Swath of Pristine Southern California Coastline Protected 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Without insects and other land-based arthropods, EO Wilson, the renowned Harvard entomologist, and inventor of sociobiology, estimates that humanity would last all of a few months. ‘A different dimension of loss’: inside the great insect die-off 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z “The big outbreaks don’t work that way,” says entomologist Diana Six of the University of Montana in Missoula. Beetles are ravaging Europe’s oldest forest. Is logging the answer? 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Dave Chandler, a microbiologist and entomologist, at the UK's University of Warwick, says that Bug will continue to benefit from the increasing global demand for biological pest control. Bug eat bug - controlling pests with other insects 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z It is an “immense and hidden” tragedy to see creatures pushed out of existence by humans, lamented the Harvard entomologist E.O. Perspective | We don’t need to save endangered species. Extinction is part of evolution. 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z “This sort of technique of using odors is an exciting technology and is really quite promising,” says Chelci Squires, a research entomologist at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. New Weapons in Humanity's War on Mosquitoes 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z A mad entomologist’s corner contains exquisite butterflies and beetles in shadowboxes, and a salt lick offers flavored salts and salted caramels by Jacobsen Salt Co., which harvests its mineral from the Oregon coast. You’re going where? Eugene, Ore. 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z “We’ve been sampling houses all over the world, and it's true globally,” said the California Academy of Sciences entomologist. Your house is a gigantic bug habitat, and there’s nothing you can do about it 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z “It’s a really serious vet problem,” causing painful problems including loosened teeth, colic, and ulcers, says society president Susan Weller, also an entomologist at the University of Minnesota. Tiny Bugs Are Having Sex on Your Face Right Now 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z The researchers, led by CEH entomologist Ben Woodcock, found that bumblebees and mason bees fared less well the more neonics they were exposed to. The bitter battle over the world’s most popular insecticides 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Other insects, including other species of mosquitoes, are not harmed by the practice, says Stephen Dobson, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky and founder of MosquitoMate. US government approves 'killer' mosquitoes to fight disease 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The research, published in the journal Plos One, is based on the work of dozens of amateur entomologists across Germany who began using strictly standardised ways of collecting insects in 1989. Warning of 'ecological Armageddon' after dramatic plunge in insect numbers 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z “To me, hitchhiking seemed like the best explanation,” says William Hentley, an entomologist at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Bed bugs love your stinky laundry. Here’s how to keep them away 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z With such little life in the area, the flies are important prey for birds, says Jeffrey Oliver, data science specialist at the University of Arizona and former entomologist. Tiny Bugs Are Having Sex on Your Face Right Now 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z “But that also means they can be washed off the seed, into the soil, and maybe into other plants,” says Christian Krupke, an entomologist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The bitter battle over the world’s most popular insecticides 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Bart Knols, an entomologist who chairs the advisory board of the Dutch Malaria Foundation, told the publication that there's "no scientific evidence whatsoever" that ultrasound repels mosquitoes. LG's newest smartphone features mosquito-repelling tech 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z The amateur entomologists also collected detailed weather measurements and recorded changes to the landscape or plant species in the reserves, but this could not explain the loss of the insects. Warning of 'ecological Armageddon' after dramatic plunge in insect numbers 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z “It’s a good study,” says Richard Cooper, an entomologist at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who was not involved with the work. Bed bugs love your stinky laundry. Here’s how to keep them away 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z This behavior is the same for all tarantula species, says Shakara Maggitt, entomologist at the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Program. Sneaky Animal Sex—Are They or Aren’t They? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Ultimately, it's likely that political or regulatory decisions will settle the matter before opposing parties agree, says Sainath Suryanarayanan, an entomologist and sociologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who has studied the bee-health issue. The bitter battle over the world’s most popular insecticides 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Dan Herms, an entomologist at Ohio State University who studies the ash borer, called it “the most devastating insect ever to invade North American forests.” Scientists: Ash tree species pushed to brink of extinction 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z “It provides important new evidence for an alarming decline that many entomologists have suspected is occurring for some time.” Warning of 'ecological Armageddon' after dramatic plunge in insect numbers 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Visitors to camp include botanists, entomologists and environmentalists, all of whom tell the students about their temporary home here and the living things that share it. New trail represents new age of experiencing Colorado 14ers 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z “Some lay their eggs near ant nests and the ants take care of the caterpillars. “It’s like Moses in miniature,” says Katy Prudic, an entomologist at the University of Arizona. Go, Baby! These Animal Babies Grow Up Without Any Help from Parents 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z “Think of it like a giant crossbow, ready to fire,” says co-author Andrew Suarez, an entomologist at the University of Illinois. Watch 'Monster' Ants Attack Faster Than the Blink of an Eye 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z “From a biological standpoint, it’s a reasonable technology,” says David Riley, a vegetable entomologist at the University of Georgia who was not involved in the Cornell project. Sex Battle in the Sky: Genetically Modified Moths Take Flight in New York 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z “There’s a lot of promise there,” says Edmund Norris, an entomologist at Iowa State University in Ames, who attended the presentation. Pesticide-spiked punch lures mosquitoes to their doom 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z He's an entomologist, but the intricate transmission cycle of yellow fever, which involves both monkeys and mosquitoes, compels him to study primates, too. When will yellow fever strike Brazil again? Monkeys and mosquitoes hold clues 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z This is something of a biological miracle because people like Marco Rubio, his vanquished former rival – the man he used to deride as little Marco – was previously classified by entomologists as an invertebrate. The president of the United States is now a neo-Nazi sympathiser | Richard Wolffe 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Some entomologists became ant experts because they loved ants. Scientists create the first mutant ants 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Damien Charabidze, a forensic entomologist at the University of Lille in France, reviewed more than 170 scientific articles and case reports about bugs and corpse relocation. These bugs are the most gruesome clues in forensic science 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z However, entomologists today are finding that a lot of it is self-governance and that ants are communicating to each other at great speeds. Without Bugs, We Might All Be Dead 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z So on a recent June morning, entomologists from the Evandro Chagas Institute in Belém don green jumpsuits and drive north to the jungle. When will yellow fever strike Brazil again? Monkeys and mosquitoes hold clues 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Forest Service entomologist Jim Meeker says the outbreak is unprecedented in scope, with infestations rapidly escalating in size and destroying entire plantations. Southern pine beetle outbreak threatens pine forests 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Wilson, a Harvard entomologist and the doyen of the belletrist arm of the conservation movement, who finds their hubristic ideas “as free of fear as they are of facts”. The coming sixth extinction 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z D. Wells, an entomologist at Florida International University who was not involved with this report, said there is also a big difference between buried corpses and those left in the open. These bugs are the most gruesome clues in forensic science 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Right now, the Wolbachia method is the gold standard for ridding islands of mosquitoes, says Zhiyong Xi, a medical entomologist at Michigan State University in East Lansing. Bacteria could be key to freeing South Pacific of mosquitoes 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Claire Rittschof, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky in Lexington who was not involved with the work, cautions that the nonresponsive bees might prove to be responsive in a different social situation. Antisocial bees share genetic profile with people with autism 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z “I hope that my study kind of makes the debate go away,” says Amro Zayed, an entomologist who studies social insects at York University in Toronto and is co-author of one of the new reports. Widely Used Pesticide Is a Buzzkill for Honeybees 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z But as an entomologist and agricultural extension specialist, he was sure to be familiar with the evidence. Slugging it out with a new contender in the GMO debate 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z They need “moist tissue” from early stages of decomposition, says Jason Byrd, a forensic entomologist at the University of Florida. Coffin Flies, Corpse-Eating Beetles, and Other Bugs with Gruesome Jobs 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z “The white scales get rubbed off, so you lose the white lyre on the back that tells you it’s aegypti,” said Pamela Stark, a county entomologist. The High-Tech Device That’s Like a Bouncer for Mosquitoes 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Katy Prudic, an entomologist at the University of Arizona, has helped us out many a time but now she has a question of her own, proving cats are puzzling even to scientists. Here’s What Your Cat’s Tail is Trying to Tell You “We wouldn’t be able to go out and hire an entomologist or botanist to do this,” Sprott remarked last month, as he and Albin surveyed the garden. Oregon garden project aims to attract monarch butterflies 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Reduction in varroa mites, a lethal parasite, is likely the main cause of the improvement, said vanEnglesdorp, a University of Maryland entomologist. Survey finds US honeybee losses improve from horrible to bad 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Cicada swarms are impossible to miss when they arrive in earnest every 17 years, numbering in the billions or trillions, according to Mike Raupp, an entomologist at the University of Maryland at College Park. This isn’t a cicada year, so why are they now showing up across the Mid-Atlantic? 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Atwood traces her concern with the environment back to a childhood spent criss-crossing the forests of Canada with her entomologist father. Margaret Atwood: a high priestess of fiction who embraces the digital age | Claire Armitstead 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z But these days, with sources of resin scarce in agricultural settings, honeybees may lack those defenses, says Marla Spivak, an entomologist at the University of Minnesota. The Self-Medicating Animal 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Observations about splattered bugs don't count as scientific, so now researchers are turning to more than 30 years’ of data collected by a dedicated group of mostly amateur entomologists across western Europe. Top stories: Disappearing insects, Descartes’s bulging brain, and a priceless botanical breakdown 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Named for the Swedish entomologist René Malaise, who developed the basic design in the 1930s, each trap resembles a floating tent. Where have all the insects gone? 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The phenomenon is confusing entomologists, who weren’t expecting to see many of the screeching insects in the region until 2021. This isn’t a cicada year, so why are they now showing up across the Mid-Atlantic? 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Some politicians want the government to help eradicate the pests, though entomologists say forests will be better off if nature takes care of itself. Spray away gypsy moths? New England lets nature try first 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Louisiana State University entomologist Rodrigo Diaz said researchers only recently discovered the foreign family of insects to which the invasive species belongs, called Aclerdidae, which is native to Japan and China. Louisiana’s coast was already sickly. Now it’s being hit by a plague. 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z “Mosquitoes are a public health threat,” Orkin entomologist Mark Beavers said in a press release. Zika virus target of public awareness campaigns 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z “Mosquitoes are a public health threat,” Orkin entomologist Mark Beavers said in a statement. D.C. is second worst city for mosquitoes: Report 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z The plaintiff’s bee expert, entomologist Sydney Cameron, failed to show up and testify in support of an affidavit filed with the court. Judge OKs work on Illinois highway some say threatens bee 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z The plaintiff’s bee expert, entomologist Sydney Cameron, failed to show up and testify in support of an affidavit she filed with the court. Judge gives OK to road some say threatens endangered bee 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Ariel Rivers, an American entomologist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center near Mexico City, held a sign decorated with monarch butterflies that read: ‘These migrants need science, not a wall.’ What's happening at March for Science events around the world 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z "This is not an altruistic behavior," said entomologist Erik Frank of the University of Würzburg in Germany, who led the research published in the journal Science Advances. Ants march into battle and rescue their wounded comrades 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The amateur entomologist and former body builder Phillip Cullen, 57, was caught after being spotted by volunteers and wardens acting suspiciously at two nature reserves in the west of England. Killer of rare butterfly given six-month suspended sentence 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Convinced that the spider was unlike others in the area, but unsure what it was, they consulted Mexican entomologist Maria Jimenez to nail down its taxonomy. Saucer-sized spider discovered in Baja cave 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Her father was an entomologist – an insect man with a specialism in the solitary bee – who worked on ways to protect the Canadian forest industry from insect damage. Dystopian dreams: how feminist science fiction predicted the future 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z |
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