As emerald ash borer beetle approaches, an update on invasive...
Brainerd Dispatch2 days agoInsects will probably always come and go, but when a new wave is marching toward us, it's concerning. The insect is extremely devastating because it devours more than 300 species ...
Arboretum Paths: Children’s Insect Workshop this Friday at the Arboretum - Picayune Item
The Picayune Item5 days agoBring them to the Arboretum to enjoy a children’s insect workshop with Hancock County Extension Agent Christian Stephenson on Friday, June 13 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Just this morning ...
Stinging Insect Allergy
KNBN Rapid City4 days agoGetting tested for insect sting allergies can identity what caused the reaction. Dr. Halie Anderson at Rapid City Medical Center says you can train your immune system to not be allergic ...
Plant native plants and the insects will come; and we need those bugs
The Virginian-Pilot2 days agoThere was no better way to appreciate the importance of National Pollinator Week than to hear native plant guru and author Doug Tallamy speak last weekend at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science ...
Bubble-pooping, high-jumping ‘superhero’ bug in a yard near you
KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities3 days agoA tiny lime-green insect with red eyes that ejects bubbles from its rear end is hiding in your backyard. Meet the spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius. “This is the best time to see spittlebugs ...
Prehistoric Tick’s Last, And Unluckiest Day Was Preserved In Amber For 100 Million Years
The Inquisitr1 day agoAbout 100 million years ago, a prehistoric tick had its “worst day ever” — one that turned out to be its last — when it found itself stuck in a spider web and unable to escape. Soon after, the ...
Giant Titan Arum Bloom Causes A Stink At The Eden Project
Zimbio5 days agoAfter it flowers, insect pollinators are lured by the six-foot tall plant's foul scent, likened to the smell of rotting flesh, hence its other name of 'corpse flower'.
Increase in area insect populations presents potential health risks
Sedalia Democrat6 days agoOn the heels of the Center for Disease Control advisory in May, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reminds individuals to take precautions to prevent tick and insect ...
Four illnesses due to West Nile Virus reported in California
KSBY San Luis Obispo1 day agoThe cases occurred in Los Angeles, Kern and Riverside counties.
Ashes of an industry: A Pennsylvania tradition is dying, one baseball bat at a time
Philly.com4 days agoThe killer is a shiny green insect from Asia called the emerald ash borer. That bug, which earlier invaded Ohio and Michigan, has so infested forests here that local landowners are hastily ...