This weekend, folks from all over will gather at MSU to focus on insect-based solutions to global ecological challenges.
Few things can ruin a fun family picnic or outdoor playtime like pesky, buzzing mosquitoes. Besides being an annoyance, these insects can carry diseases that can harm your child. Thankfully, Amazon is offering a superior solution: OFF! Kids Insect Repellent Spray. This product, adequately designed to deter those troublesome bugs, has garnered the trust of countless parents thanks to its proven efficiency blended with child-friendly components. With OFF! Kids Insect Repellent Spray at your...
The roar from the buzzing cicadas can be as loud as a chainsaw. The Northport Police Department is getting calls from people who think the noise is from an alarm or gas leak.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - It's tick awareness week. Ticks are active year-round, but this is peak season. One thing to keep in mind is that you and your pets can get diseases from ticks, so it's essential to stay aware. Some things you can do at home to avoid ticks are KSNT 27 News spoke with []
Scientists say if insects are to be mainstream part of Western diet, disgust factor is one of most important challenges to be overcome
The historic cicada invasion is upon us! Noisy flying insects known as cicadas have begun emerging from the ground and have been spotted buzzing around North Carolina and South Carolina before they will eventually appear across 15 other states. The one to two-inch-long bugs are rising from the soil and growing wings before they then start a frantic mating frenzy lasting several weeks. Billions, if not trillions, of two groups of cicadas will appear in 17 U.S. states over the coming months in a...
As the weather gets warmer, experts are warning homeowners to be on their guard against a common insect that wreak havoc on properties across the nation.
Artificial compound eyes made without the need for expensive and precise lenses could provide cheap visual sensors for robots and driverless cars
A way to curb nagging insects has been flying under our radar—an enzyme from fruit fly testes. The compound could control bugs that carry disease and harm crops by stunting their ability to procreate, Johns Hopkins University researchers found.
GRINDING insects into flour could help people in the UK overcome their reluctance to eat them, scientists claim. The market for insects is growing as an alternative protein source to meat. Critters
Donald Trump on Saturday reminded the world of his former Vice President Mike Pence when he dealt with a fly while trying to give a speech for the National Rifle Association Saturday. Trump, who spoke for the NRA in Texas in an effort to consolidate conservative support for his campaign for president, was in the middle of talking about independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. when he became upset by an insect. Pence had a fly land on his head during a debate, sparking internet jokes. ...
While her underlings attempted to escape from their see-through Alcatraz, there was little to interest her outside the tank. That may have saved her from death by catGrowing up, our house was full of animals. We seemed to collect them like Panini stickers or vinyl: welsh springer spaniels, rabbits, guinea pigs, too many cats to mention, terrapins, stick insects, giant African land snails and a siamese fighting fish.Some of this menagerie were allowed to roam free around the house (including,...