There is just so much going on in science that no single person can keep up with it all. So when a friend of mine sent me a copy of an article about the beginnings of a remote-controlled moth, I just ...
Quick Take Indian meal moths breed and consume common pantry items, making them difficult to get rid of once they’re ...
Ohio has doubled the quarantine area against this invasive bug, called a threat to the state's horticulture industry. Here's ...
Sunflower moth, banded sunflower head moth seed weevils (red and gray) have been detected in the Front Range area and northeastern Colorado. Usually these insects are active in sunflower fields ...
A scientific breakthrough not only promises faster testing for antimicrobial resistance, but also an ethical solution to the ...
For most of their history, moths navigated the night by the moon and stars. Today, that natural map is being drowned out by ...
For example, some parasitic wasps are known to inject viruses into the host, which may paralyze the host or protect the larvae from host defenses. Similarly, when a “braconid” wasp (in the huge family ...
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Turn on a light outside at night, and it won't be long before a bevy of insects start careening wildly around it, apparently drawn in "like a moth to a flame," as the saying goes. Now, in a series of ...
The world's largest moth has been spotted in Washington state, which is some 2,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the tropics. Its wingspan measure 10 inches, the previous record holder ...