Invasion Alert: Disease Fears Raised Over New Mosquito Species Reported in Florida
Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics into Florida, making a permanent home in at least three counties. Scientists are concerned…
Entomology News
Seek & Destroy: Black Widow Spiders Are Being Actively Hunted by Brown Widows
New study shows brown widow spiders actively seek and kill nearby black widows. Black widow spiders have earned a fearsome reputation for their venomous bite….
Gigantic Ant Fossil – With a 6″ Wingspan – Raises Questions About Ancient Arctic Migrations
Simon Fraser University scientists say their research on the latest fossil find near Princeton, B.C. is raising questions about how the dispersal of animals and…
Physics of Superpropulsion: Super-Fast Sharpshooter Insect Urination Using a “Butt Flicker”
Tiny insects known as sharpshooters excrete by catapulting urine drops at incredible accelerations. Their excretion is the first example of superpropulsion discovered in a biological…
Giant Jurassic-Era Insect Discovered at Arkansas Walmart Sets Historic Record
Recent identification of the giant lacewing points to deeper ecological questions. A giant insect plucked from the façade of an Arkansas Walmart has set historic…
Scientists Have Discovered a Bizarre New Species of Scorpionflies
An entomologist has identified a new species of large insect from Nepal with odd genitalia. Zoologist Professor Rainer Willmann, previously the head of the Zoological…
“Almost Inconceivable” – Scientists Discover That This Insect Has Superhero-Like Abilities
The female locust’s digging ability allows her to bury her eggs in a safe location by extending her abdomen, including her nervous system, to two…
Invasion Alert: How One Asian Hornet Sparked a European Takeover
The ongoing Asian hornet invasion: Traced back to a single source in Europe In Europe, the Asian (or “Yellow-legged”) Hornet (Vespa velutina) is a predator…
Genetic Factor? Honey Bee Life Spans 50% Shorter Now Compared to 50 Years Ago
Colony losses and lower honey production in recent decades could be explained by a drop in longevity for lab-kept honey bees. The lifespan for individual…
Cockroach Courtship and Mating: Sugar Aversion Hampers Cockroach Coupling
New research from North Carolina State University (NC State) shows the behavioral mechanism behind a sweet cockroach mating ritual that takes a bitter turn, resulting…
Organic Insecticides More Damaging to Beneficial Insects Than Synthetic Alternatives
Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by…
What Do Grasshoppers Eat? Startling Similarities Discovered Between the Mouths of Grasshoppers and Mammal Teeth
What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before. New research led by paleobiologists at…
Sex Pheromone Could Be Key to Stopping Giant “Murder” Hornet Invasion
Chemicals used as bait to trap and track so-called ‘murder hornets’ as they expand their footprint in the Western United States. The world’s largest hornet…
New Form of Ant Society Evolved in One Species and Spread Into Other Species
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have discovered that a new form of ant society spread across species. They found that after the new…
The Physics of Creepy-Crawly Fire Ant Rafts Could Help Engineers Design Swarming Robots
Fire ants survive floods by forming rafts made up of thousands of wriggling insects. New research reveals how these creepy-crawly lifeboats change shape over time….
Student’s Invention Enables Researchers To Easily Track Elusive Insects
With some home security software and a little ingenuity, researchers have developed an inexpensive device that will allow them to study the behavior and activity…
Hidden Diversity: Undiscovered Species Are Hiding Right Under Our Noses
Advanced genetic techniques reveal several look-alike parasitoid wasps previously grouped as one species. A common refrain among biologists holds that the majority of Earth’s plant…
Neuroterus Valhalla: Biologists Discover Weird New Wasp Species
Lab waits to see how Houston’s historic 2021 freeze impacted tiny wasp species. Its name sounds legendary, but the newly discovered insect Neuroterus (noo-ROH’-teh-rus) valhalla…
