Pollinating insects are important for agriculture and ecological flourishing, but they are difficult to monitor, as ...
Entomologists say insects are declining at alarming rates — one major study estimates we’re losing 2% in total insect biomass every year. Now, the National Academy of Sciences is preparing to embark ...
We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many answers have been proposed; some have suggested that insects have a direct attraction to the light itself; others have said ...
As I mentioned in my last column about hibiscus, many pests can feed on hibiscus making this a very high maintenance choice ...
Cotton pests can impact yield and fiber quality. Learn how IPM strategies help growers protect crops all season long.
Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...
If you said “the numeral ‘one’ with 18 zeros attached to it,” you’re correct and you probably have an interest in numbers. If you said “one-tenth of the number of insects in the world” you may – or ...
Visitors can see up close, touch, and interact with different bugs, learning about their smaller habitats and how people can protect them.
La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. I recently wrote about how important it is to be able to identify plants and animals. Knowing the names of species that live ...