A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and biologists at Emory and Berkeley. By generating opposite charges, the worm and ...
While the idea of eating worms and insects may make you feel uneasy, research shows a vast array of benefits when integrating these critters into your meals and snacks. In 2013, the United Nations ...
Nematodes tiny yet mighty form wriggling towers to survive and travel as a team. Long thought to exist only in labs, scientists have now spotted these towers naturally forming in rotting orchard fruit ...
I received the following email from Doug Brooks, who gardens in Claremont. “For years, I have used some type of yearly insect control product to help protect my fruit trees. The last few years I have ...
Entomology junior E Inch has had their hands in the dirt since they were five years old. Nowadays, students can find Inch handling arachnids, isopods and insects in the MSU Bug House. And it’s not ...
Tiny worm towers may rely on invasive beetles for transport, according to a study investigating hitchhiking nematodes in ...