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Why Scientists Want You to Kill Spotted Lanternflies
As invasive spotted lanternflies continue moving through the United States, local agricultural agencies have launched “If you see it, kill it” campaigns urging people to kill the bugs in order to prevent any further spread across the U.S.
In response to the proliferating insect, earlier this week Senator Chuck Schumer (D., NY) called for $22 million more in funding for a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that targets invasive species; these are species that aren’t native to an area and can quickly become overpopulated, wreaking havoc on their new environment. “We need to stomp out this bug bef...
Source: TIME: Science - August 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Simmone Shah Tags: Uncategorized animals healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Trillions of ‘Brood X’ Cicadas Are About to Emerge Across the U.S. to Sing, Mate and Die. Here’s What to Expect
This coming May, millions of people around the United States will have front-row seats to an extraordinary entomological event: Trillions of Brood X cicadas across 15 states will emerge almost synchronously after having spent the last 17 years underground. The males will take up elevated positions, each buzzing as loud as a lawnmower to attract females. After mating, the adult cicadas will die off en masse just about as quickly as they arrived—likely sometime in late June or July—while their offspring tunnel underground, not to emerge until 2038, when the dance will begin anew.
Annual, or “dog day,”...
Source: TIME: Science - April 14, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Rebecca Katzman Tags: Uncategorized animals Environment News Source Type: news
Insect Experts Say People Should Calm Down About the Threat of ‘Murder Hornets’
Insect experts say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder hornet” — unless you are a beekeeper or a honeybee.
The Asian giant hornets found in Washington state that grabbed headlines this week aren’t big killers of humans, although it does happen on rare occasions. But the world’s largest hornets do decapitate entire hives of honeybees, and that crucial food pollinator is already in big trouble.
Numerous bug experts told The Associated Press that what they call hornet “hype” reminds them of the 1970s public scare when Africanized honeybees, nicknamed &l...
Source: TIME: Science - May 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Seth Borenstein / AP Tags: Uncategorized Environment News Desk wire Source Type: news
Faunistic Composition and Spatial Distribution of Scorpions in North Khorasan Province Northeast of Iran.
Conclusion: Regarding the diversity, high frequency and wide geographical distribution of scorpions and their long-term seasonal activity in this area, the probability of occurrence of scorpion sting is high. Therefore, in order to prevent the occurrence of this public health problem, health educational programs be implemented by health- care providers in the area.
PMID: 32368554 [PubMed]
Source: Iranian Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases - May 7, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: J Arthropod Borne Dis Source Type: research
Insects and associated arthropods analyzed during medicolegal death investigations in Harris County, Texas, USA: January 2013- April 2016
This study also highlights the importance of potential sources of uncertainty in preparation and interpretation of forensic entomology reports from different scene types.
Source: PLoS One - June 12, 2017 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Michelle R. Sanford Source Type: research
Spatial Distribution of Scorpion Sting in a High-Risk Area of Southern Iran
This study aimed to find the spatial distribution of scorpions and their stings in Bandar Abbas County. Monthly scorpion sting cases at the village level were obtained and used for mapping. Scorpions were collected from 14 collection sites using a UV lamp at night and searching under stones during the day time. During the study period, a total of 3,971 cases of scorpion sting were recorded, most of them were found in mountainous areas and affected individuals aged 25–44 yrs. In total, 18 scorpion species belonging to 10 genera were collected and identified. The peak of scorpion sting cases occurred from July to Septe...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - September 2, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: Shahi, M., Moosavy, S. H., Hanafi-Bojd, A. A., Navidpour, S., Zare, S., Madani, A., Rafinejad, J. Tags: Vector-Borne Diseases, Surveillance, Prevention Source Type: research
WATCH: This Butterfly and Ant's Relationship Is... Complicated
TAMBOPATA, Peru -- It was late 2014 when Phil Torres first showed me the photos from his recent trip to the Peruvian Amazon. Among them were amazing images of the tropical wildlife, from brilliant macaws to elusive pumas. But there were a few critters in that album that stood out to us in particular. Flipping through his camera, Phil said something like, "Check out this butterfly dude. It hangs out with ants on bamboo."
Butterfly on a bamboo stalk in the presence of ants.
Butterflies and ants feeding from the sap secretions emitting from the bamboo shoot.
Phil and I both have backgrounds in entomology, and yet we h...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 21, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Ouch! An Interview with Entomology's King of Sting
Justin Schmidt’s book chronicles—in excruciating detail—the stings he has collected to understand insect socialization
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Source: Scientific American - May 17, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Jennifer Hackett Tags: The Sciences Biology Source Type: research
The Color Of Your Sheets May Attract Bedbugs Because Life Isn’t Fair
Do bedbugs prefer their hiding places to be a certain color?
Researchers conducted a series of tests in a lab to see if bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) would favor different-colored harborages, or places where pests seek shelter. The scientists found that bedbugs strongly prefer red and black, and typically avoid colors like green and yellow.
But don't rush out to replace all of your linens just yet.
"I always joke with people, 'Make sure you get yellow sheets!'" study co-author Corraine McNeill, an assistant professor of biology at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, said in a statement. "But to be very honest, I think that w...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Ig Nobel Awards Flush Out The Year's Weirdest Scientific Studies
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Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Honeybees may be infecting bumblebees with deadly diseases
Bumblebees, which are in global decline, could be picking up the infections from flowers or during raids on honeybee hivesBumblebees appear to be contracting deadly diseases from their domesticated honeybee cousins, according to a study that looked at 26 UK sites. The wild bees probably pick up infections from flowers that have been visited by honeybees.The diseases are economically significant because the wild insects pollinate a large proportion of the world's crops."Wild populations of bumblebees appear to be in significant decline across Europe, North America, South America and also in Asia," said Mark Brown of the Uni...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 20, 2014 Category: Science Tags: theguardian.com Biology World news Infectious diseases Animals UK news Insects Zoology Environment Science Bees Wildlife Source Type: news
Killer hornets in China may be result of warmer weather
Majority of queen hornets normally die in colder months, so small variations in mortality rate can lead to huge growth in nestsHoneybees, hornets and wasps are all able to deliver painful and potentially lethal stings; but while bees are seen as doers of good, wasps and hornets have long been associated with evil.Most deaths occur when a victim is stung repeatedly and injected with large amounts of venom. The hornet's large size – and its ability, unlike honeybees, to sting multiple times – mean that a victim can quickly receive a lethal dose.One possible reason for the recent wave of attacks in China may be increased ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 4, 2013 Category: Science Tags: theguardian.com Analysis World news China Animal behaviour Science Source Type: news
