A new study from the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) found that starving ants were more cautious, not less, in their search for food.
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USDA funds green approach to fire ant control
Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington are developing a high-tech, insecticide-free solution to eliminate fire ants.
NCSU study finds fluralaner, ivermectin kill bed bugs on poultry
Fluralaner and ivermectin, which are used to kill fleas and ticks on household pets like dogs and cats, were tested...
Studies seek to learn more about SLF
What do telephone poles and random vibrations have to do with spotted lanternflies?
Study finds stink bug habitat could expand
A recent study from Washington State University found that changing weather patterns could increase suitable habitat for the brown marmorated...
Study: Bed bugs produce large amounts of histamine
University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture, Food and Environment entomologists found in a recent study that bed bugs produce...
Study: Do spiders dream?
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science by Daniela Rößler suggests that spiders dream while...
When cats chew silver vine, it works as nature’s bug spray
A new study from researchers in Japan showed that a cat's response to catnip helps protect them from mosquitos and...
OSU scientists to release parasitic wasp after 12 years
Have you encountered spotted wing drosophilia in the field? Where was it and how'd you take control it? New research...
Natural fungus found to crash tawny crazy ant populations
The pathogen appears to leave native ants and other arthropods unharmed.
Study find certain colors attract mosquitoes
Researchers from the University of Washington found that some colors attract mosquitoes more than others. Will you avoid these colors...
New technique could improve tick treatment
A new study finds that tick density is related more to squirrels and other small mammals, over animals with larger...
UCR study: Ant queen’s genes determine gender in her colony
When extra food is dumped on a Formica colony, it produces fewer males -- one of several findings from the...
UK study finds bed bugs not fans of human skin
The University of Kentucky study finds that bed bugs dislike the lipids, or triglycerides, in our skin; this causes them...
Urine for a surprise at possible beetle treatment
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark used the red flour beetle as their test subject of how to...
Study: Flies can carry coronavirus, but there’s little cause for concern
Two studies published in the journal Parasites & Vectors found house flies can carry the virus that causes COVID-19 for up...