Entomology News

"A wonder pill could extend the lifespan of people by up to 23 years," the Daily Express has reported on its front page.

If you want your lawn looking this nice, you'll need a proper irrigation system.

Harry Bennett of Marion joined nine others from Kansas who traveled to Japan for 13 days in May as participants in a program called Global Partners for Local Organic Foods.

At 94 years old, Bob Bird Sr. can be found in his garden all summer long. Using a scooter, he tends two gardens - one filled with the traditional vegetables like radishes, lettuce, peas and tomatoes and one filled with sweet corn.

Nightjars are one of the most mysterious of all birds. No wonder they were called Puck-bird. People were really terrified of them.

Leading forest researchers say widespread thinning won't do much good when it comes to lessening fire risks in beetle-killed forests in Colorado's Vail Valley and elsewhere.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation's soybean crop from aphids.

Abstract Specialization character of phytophagous insects is one of the key examples of insect-plant relationship.

A violent fight over a lost insect landed a 20-year-old in jail yesterday for five more months.

If you find yourself swatting at the air or slapping yourself more than usual lately, you are not alone.

A team from South Korea has won the Embedded Development competition which forms part of the Imagine Cup , the world's premier student technology competition.

American farmers have adopted genetically engineered crops widely since their introduction in 1996, especially corn, cotton and soybean varieties, according to a new USDA report.

We finally managed to put together a decent weekend. The sound of lawn mowers and groaning gardeners with aching backs caused by a weekend of weeding filled the air.

According to Ramin Mostaghim, reporting from Tehran for the Los Angeles Times, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's address to the Iranian people on state television on Tuesday failed to quell protests against the disputed election Mr.

Ping Lau fled her Chinese village at 15 in search of happiness. In London she was put to work in a brothel, became addicted to drugs and fell pregnant.

A species of spider has proved the ultimate escape artist by building full-sized decoys of itself to distract predators.

The bad buzz is, the cost of honey and wax are up these days because honey bees are getting scarce.

With two temporary garbage dumps nearly full just 12 days into the civic workers' strike, Toronto is opening two new temporary dumps today.

Monsanto product reach regulatory milestones in the EU Jul. 6, 2009 ST. LOUIS -- Monsanto Company announced Friday that experts at the European Food Safety Authority issued a favorable scientific opinion on Monsanto's Roundup Ready 2 corn product for cultivation and reconfirmed the safety of its YieldGard insect-protected corn trait.

State and federal forestry officials in Vermont are hoping to control the spread of two non-native insect pests by banning out of state firewood at campgrounds.