Disease-carrying insects are no longer confined to the tropics or to a short summer season. From mosquitoes and ticks to the ...
ANDR :EW NOW PENNSYLVANIA IS STEPPING UP EFFORTS TOET G RID OF THE SPOTTED LANTERN FLY. SHANN:NO THE COLORFUL GBU IS INVASIVE AND IT CAN DESTROY CROPS AND OTHER PLANT LIFE AGRICULTURE EXPERTS SAY THEY ...
Common European spittlebugs secretly spread a deadly bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, threatening over 600 plant species.
Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is ...
Viruses are master parasites that have adapted to infect many host species. Some viruses even use multiple hosts to spread their infections – such as arboviruses that use insects to move their ...
It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music, and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor ...
A multiple-exposure photograph of insects circling a light at night. Samuel Fabian, CC BY-ND It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically ...