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Cuba's Dr. Juan Bisset to speak at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology in Orlando
(Entomological Society of America) Dr. Juan Andrés Bisset, one of Cuba's leading entomologists, will be a featured speaker at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2016) in Orlando, Florida.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Swiss-born rebranded Alpine Entomology journal joins Pensoft's open access portfolio
(Pensoft Publishers) Formerly-known as Journal of the Swiss Entomological Society, Alpine Entomology is the latest renowned historical scientific journal to join the lines of Pensoft's titles. Rebranded to reflect the shift in its scope and focus, the journal has simultaneously been updated with a long list of high-tech perks and brand new looks thanks to ARPHA - the Pensoft-developed innovative journal publishing platform. The first issue resulting from the partnership is now available on the journal's new website.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
UC Riverside scientist elected fellow of Entomological Society of America
(University of California - Riverside) For his outstanding contributions to entomology, Jocelyn Millar, a professor of entomology at UC Riverside, has been elected a fellow of the Entomological Society of America (ESA). This year, only 10 scientists were elected to this honor. They will be recognized in November 2013, at the ESA annual meeting. Millar's research primarily focuses on how insects use odors and tastes for communication. He also works on the control of invasive pests with natural enemies.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Entomologist names new wasp species after UC Riverside
(University of California - Riverside) An entomologist at the University of California, Riverside discovered a new wasp species in Russia and named it after the university, commonly abbreviated as UCR. Serguei V. Triapitsyn, principal museum scientist at the Entomology Research Museum on campus, had been sorting wasps from the Russian Far East, when he discovered several tiny female fairyflies, or mymarid wasps, 1.1 to 1.2 millimeters in body length. He named the species Gonatocerus ucri.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 6, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New trap and lure captures bed bugs more effectively
(Entomological Society of America) According to a new article in the Journal of Economic Entomology, an effective and affordable bed bug monitor can be made by incorporating a new pitfall trap design, a chemical lure, and a sugar-and-yeast mixture to produce carbon dioxide.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 6, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Pest control presentations at Entomology 2013
(Entomological Society of America) The 2013 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Austin, TX, Nov. 10-13, 2013, will include symposia on urban and structural insect pests such as bed bugs, cockroaches, termites, ants, flies, mosquitoes, and others.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
The invasive Turkestan cockroach is displacing the oriental cockroach in the southwestern US
(Entomological Society of America) A new article in the Journal of Economic Entomology describes the biology and life history of the Turkestan cockroach, which is displacing the oriental cockroach in the southwestern United States.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
ESA Certification Corporation names winners of 2014 awards
(Entomological Society of America) The Entomological Society of America Certification Corporation is proud to name the winners of the 2014 Certification Awards. These include two professional awards, and one student award. The winners will be recognized at Entomology 2014, ESA's 62nd Annual Meeting in Portland, Ore., from Nov. 16-19, 2014.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 10, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Researchers compare efficacy of 'natural' bed bug pesticides
(Entomological Society of America) Researchers from Rutgers University evaluated the efficacy of nine essential oil-based products and two detergents that are labeled and marketed for bed bug control. The results are published in an article in the Journal of Economic Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 12, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
A tick that feeds on birds may increase the range of Lyme disease
(Entomological Society of America) A tick that is not known to bite people may play a role in the transmission of Lyme disease, according to an article in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Global warming may affect pesticide effectiveness
(Entomological Society of America) The effectiveness of permethrin, an important mosquito-fighting insecticide, may be impaired by global warming, according to a recent study in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New genus and five new flea species discovered in Indonesia
(Entomological Society of America) A new genus of flea and its five new species have been described in an article in the Journal of Medical Entomology. Four of the species were collected on the island of Sulawesi and the fifth was collected in the Indonesian province of West Papua on the island of New Guinea.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New black fly species discovered in Indonesia
(Entomological Society of America) A new species of black fly has been discovered in Indonesia on the island of Borneo. The new species, which belongs to the family Simuliidae, is described in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New research shows how different strains of bed bugs resist insecticides
(Entomological Society of America) In a new paper published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, Australian scientists describe how bed bugs are able to resist pyrethroid insecticides via metabolic detoxification, the process by which bed bugs break down insecticides.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Researchers map mosquitoes that transmit Zika and Dengue by county
(Entomological Society of America) A new article published in the Journal of Medical Entomology features maps of counties in the United States where the mosquitoes known as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus have been recorded.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
