Meet Liz Walsh, Ph.D., research entomologist at the USDA-ARS, honey bee enthusiast since childhood, and subject of the next installment of our “Standout Early Career Professionals” series. [Read more]
Corn injury from insects and other pests often goes unnoticed until the culprits are long gone. A new visual guide in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management helps farmers and IPM pros identify the telltale signs of corn-ear injury from more than 30 pest species. [Read more]
Digital audio recording and analysis can detect the distinct wingbeat frequency of honey bees in a field, and a new study shows how such bioacoustic monitoring techniques can improve our growing understanding of the value of honey bee pollination in soybean production. [Read more]
Brunneria borealis is the only praying mantis species that always reproduces asexually. Every individual across its U.S. range is female, and a new study finds little genetic variation among them, pointing to a relatively recent introduction. Researchers posit that a single female mantis that could reproduce without a male may be the origin for the entire population of the species in North America. [Read more]
The rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), one of nine endangered bee species in the U.S., occurs in three genetically distinct clusters in the Midwest and Appalachia, a new study shows. But low levels of genetic diversity between colonies and other underlying genetic factors suggest their populations remain fragile, researchers say. [Read more]
Researchers in Georgia say the professional pest management industry contributed $1.7 billion to the state’s economy in 2021, supporting 13,000 jobs. And they say their model could help to measure the value of pest management in other states and at the national level, as well. [Read more]
Larvae of the fly Philornis downsi parasitize young birds and are driving down populations of at least eight species of small native landbirds in the Galápagos. A new study finds key improvements for trapping the flies to better understand their behavior and boost conservation efforts for the birds they target. [Read more]
Bladderwort is a rootless, aquatic plant that uses small sacs to ingest and feed on small underwater creatures, including mosquito larvae. A new study in India finds that the bladderwort Utricularia aurea placed in stagnant pools of water could reduce mosquito larvae abundance by more than 70 percent. [Read more]
Meet Christopher Rosario, state entomologist for the Guam Department of Agriculture, founder of the Guam Beekeepers’ Association, and subject of the next installment of our “Standout Early Career Professionals” series. [Read more]
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