anthracis. Opportunities to evaluate human exposure to nonhuman pathogens arise in North America every spring and summer, when biological agents are applied to control insect pest populations.

A new University of Maryland study reveals that two strains of pathogenic fungi unexpectedly divide insect victims amongst ...

Applications of her dragonfly research might extend beyond weapon interception — to self-driving cars, for instance, which could potentially use her algorithms to avoid collisions. To study ...

There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming ...

They had been working on smallpox as a possible biological weapon, and now they needed to ... making it distinct from viruses that came from animals, insects, or tainted food or water.

Edible insects are often portrayed as something of a sustainable superfood - an environmentally friendly alternative to livestock. But who is already eating them and do they actually taste any good?

Tropical almonds are one of many active battlegrounds in a war between a global agricultural pest, a parasitic wasp and a ...

Insects are "the little things that run the planet." Just ask Doug Tallamy, New York Times best-selling author and one of your professors. Conserving insects is the first step towards protecting the ...

Researchers are testing a product commonly used to treat ticks and fleas on pets to target fly and mosquito larvae with the goal of helping reduce the spread of diseases carried by these insects.

Using the University of Minnesota Insect Collection, a team of bee researchers at the ... Nicole Gerjets, the bee survey specialist for the DNR’s Minnesota Biological Survey, has been leading a survey ...

Protect yourself and your family from annoying bug bites with one of the best bug sprays on the market. Whether you're on a run or sitting on your patio, it's important to protect your exposed ...

Human use of parasitoid wasps or other natural enemies to control pest populations is known as biological control, or ...