A group of researchers has launched a new global database of bark and ambrosia beetles, with nearly 8,000 species records and ...

A study finds the parasitoid wasp Tachinaephagus zealandicus to be a promising candidate for targeting the New World screwworm via biological control.

Researchers surveying southern California garden stores discovered the invasive Thrips parvispinus hiding on ornamental plants, showing the pest may be more widespread than previously reported and ...

Several ornamental plants commonly claimed to be mosquito-repellent don't actually keep mosquitoes away under real-world ...

Learn how creating pollinator habitats helps support conservation efforts. Syngenta partners with Monarch Joint Venture to support efforts to protect and enhance pollinator habitat across North ...

For entomology students, life does not always take place amid a crowded campus and busy hallways. Instead, it may happen at a place like Clemson University’s Pee Dee Research and Education Center in ...

Most U.S. insects and arachnids remain unassessed for conservation risk, and even many known at-risk species lack legal protection. A study quantifying this lag in arthropod conservation reveals a ...

Delusional infestation (DI) is a fixed, false belief that living organisms or nonliving materials infest a person’s body or environment—characterized by persistent crawling, biting, or stinging ...

Veterinary medicine has always included insects, but only recently have veterinarians started actually treating insects. The earliest documented case of treating diseases vectored by insects dates ...

Since June, New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) has been in the news after being detected in Texas and New Mexico. As many entomologists know well, the fly was eradicated in the United ...

Ben Puttler, emeritus professor and extension entomologist at the University of Missouri, is known both for his historic contributions to biological control as well as his generosity in guiding ...

In southern California, subterranean termites in the genus Reticulitermes are a common scourge, responsible for significant economic damage in that part of the state. Early studies of these termites ...