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Locust swarm fills the skies in Ethiopia Credit: Keith Cressman, FAO

New Tool Helps Predict and Control Devastating Locust Swarms

A female Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Southern cattle fever tick. The USDA-Texas A&M Department of Entomology study identified chromosomes that determine whether ticks develop as male or female. The discovery could lead to novel control methods of these and other disease-spreading ticks. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Cattle’s Worst Enemy Has a New Weakness

Valley carpenter bee.

New Study Reveals Pesticides’ Major Role in Wild Bee Decline Across US

A termite of the species Neocapritermes taracua with a blue body on the back formed by laccase BP76.

Termite ‘Suicide Bombers’ Reveal Nature’s Explosive Secrets

A bed bug works its way through a bed net.

Malaria Prevention Success Leads to Unexpected Pest Problem

The type of Welsh onions used in the experiment were a variety called Kujo negi. These onions are a traditional vegetable of the Kyoto region and a staple part of local cooking.

Red nets signal “stop” to insect pests, reduce need for insecticides

lanternfly

Hardwood Trees in the U.S. Less Vulnerable to Spotted Lanternfly Than Feared

Saving oranges and lemons in Europe from devastating pests

Large web of the group-living spider Cyrtophora citricola

Using spiders as environmentally-friendly pest control

Fluralaner and ivermectin were tested for their effectiveness in killing bed bugs.

Common veterinary drugs show effectiveness against bed bugs

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