Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., developer of spider-silk-based fibers, was awarded an investment certificate for the production of the silk in Vietnam’s Quang Nam province. The investment certificate was issued to the company during the March 26 Quang Nam Investment Conference, which was attended by Vietnam’s prime minister and several high level central government officials. CEO and […]
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Was the 1918 flu pandemic caused by birds?
The 1918 influenza pandemic, commonly referred to as the Spanish flu, sprang from North American domestic and wild birds, according...
Couple to donate $10 million insect collection to university
A couple from Green Valley, Ariz., is donating their collection of 1.25 million insects to Arizona State University, reports USA...
Copesan, Syngenta donate to NPMA, Pi Chi Omega
2017 marked the 16th year the Copesan network raised scholarship funds for Pi Chi Omega and research funds for the...
Study: Spiders consume astounding number of insects per year
Researchers set out “to document the impact of the global spider community as insect predators” — and the numbers are...
USDA sets aside $1.8 million for pesticide research
On Feb. 28, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $1.8 million in available...
Video: Bumblebees exhibit unique cognitive ability
Bumblebees have demonstrated a unique learning ability that has “never been seen before in insects,” according to a new study...
UK university receives $2 million grant for vector control product research
The U.K.’s Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s (LSTM) Department of Vector Biology received a $2 million grant from the Bill...
Insectarium planned for American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History plans to open an insectarium in 2020 as part of a new 235,000-square-foot facility....
Quick red imported fire ant test developed by USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed a new test kit that can quickly detect red imported fire ants. The...
SenesTech closes IPO, launches ‘research sales’
On Dec. 13, SenesTech Inc., a developer of proprietary technologies for managing animal pest populations through fertility control, closed its...
Cockroaches inspire robot developments
The science behind and survivability of the cockroach makes it one of the top-managed pests, but that is exactly what...
Colony hosts No-Shave November shave-off
Dec. 5 was the big shave-off — although in some cases, just a nicely groomed trim — for eight employees...
Ants: Oral transfer serves newfound role in colony development
A new study suggests trophallaxis in the Florida carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus) plays a previously unknown role in communication: it enables...
Video: Longhorn crazy ants navigate obstacle course
Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder, tested longhorn crazy ants’ (Paratrechina longicornis) ability to transport an object while blocking...
Tropical bed bug found in Florida
A tropical bed bug (Cimex hemipterus) has been confirmed in Florida for the first time in 60 years, according to...