The New World Screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere. It lays eggs in ...

As you fall asleep each night, you can take comfort in knowing you are never truly alone — thanks to the dozens of eight-legged mites crawling out of your pores to party.

The screwworm, a pest likely remembered only by our grandparents, is making headlines again. With a proper name of New World ...

Sensing environmental temperature is crucial for the development and survival of animals. Insects such as fruit flies have ...

Learn how to identify the symptoms of Pythium versus other corn and soybean seedling diseases and pests to establish the ...

Following rumors of an insect being found in Missouri that is deadly to animals, the Missouri Department of Agriculture released a statement debunking the misinformation.

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INSECTS do not usually give us humans too much concern. However, if one studies even a tiny bit of natural history topics ...

University of Alberta research is showing how trees and fungi team up to survive and stay healthy against insect attacks—an ...

For the first time, researchers revived fully functional mouse brain tissue from cryopreservation. The secret sauce: ...

Beneficial (harmless) insects for the farm, yard and garden are far more numerous than the injurious “bad boys” that feed of ...

There are three major types of diseases that affect blue spruce trees: needlecasts, tip blights, and canker diseases. The two ...