May 2, 2016 Ants are safer, more effective than pesticides, study says There’s a new ant–agonist on the pesticide market. According to a review published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, trees protected by weaver ants have less pests, less plant damage, and show an increased yield when compared to trees sprayed with pesticides. The small, red tree dwellers are also cheaper to use and better for the environment.
April 28, 2016 Bizarre ant life rafts have assigned seating It's weird enough that some ant species can work together to build living rafts in the event of a flood.
April 28, 2016 Silvery hairs turn ants into walking mirrors One ant species in the Sahara Desert is covered by a silvery sheen of body hair that acts as a wearable sun shield for the creatures, a new study finds
April 28, 2016 Tarantula in black: Dark, hairy spider named after Johnny Cash A newly discovered tarantula sports a black coat that is as dark and brooding as its celebrity namesake: the renowned singer Johnny Cash
April 27, 2016 Bedbugs actually prefer certain colors If you want to keep the bedbugs from biting, one possible deterrent may come in the form of home decorating—because bedbugs, as researchers at the University of Florida have found, seem to have strong color preferences.
April 15, 2016 Scientists have revealed the monarch butterfly's secret to not getting lost Monarch butterflies "are not just pretty animals.
April 15, 2016 Bed bugs are getting tougher 'skin,' scientists warn Using high-tech scanning equipment, scientists in Australia have discovered that in the battle between bed bugs and humans, some of the insects wield thicker exoskeletons, making them more resistant to insecticide.
April 14, 2016 17-year cicadas set to invade the Northeast Next month, as temperatures warm, billions of cicadas will begin to emerge from the ground as their internal clocks hit the 17-year mark.
March 24, 2016 Military pushes war on sand flies Sand flies -- tiny, winged gnats often called no-see-ums -- bit troops in Iraq as many as 1,000 times in a single night. These pests are rife in the Middle East, Africa and Afghanistan. And they may carry dangerous diseases.
February 12, 2016 San Diego Zoo hatches near-extinct 'tree lobster' insects Experts at San Diego Zoo have successfully hatched tree lobster insects.
