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May 5, 2016
A Promising Hope for Green Insecticides

A Promising Hope for Green Insecticides You may not know that Stink-Bugs and their evolutionary cousins the Harlequin bugs (also stinky) are responsible for significant damage to large commercial crops.  The good news is scientists may have figured a way…

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May 4, 2016
An Insect That Can Run Itself Blind

An Insect That Can Run Itself Blind It is very good for us that we do not serve as prey for the Tiger Beetle.  The Tiger Beatle is a very impressive insect most of all because it is the fastest…

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May 3, 2016
More Money Sucked Up By Bedbugs

More Money Sucked Up By Bedbugs I explained just a few ways that bedbugs can hurt your bank account in my last post, but I didn’t even get through half of them. A bedbug infestation can be one of the…

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April 29, 2016
Insect Homosexuality: Accident or Foul Play?

Insect Homosexuality: Accident or Foul Play? Yep, you probably already knew that homosexuality existed among animals in the wild, and now I can confirm your suspicions that insects do it too. Homosexual intercourse is actually not that uncommon in the…

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April 27, 2016
Bug Predators

Bug Predators Just like people, some of the insect out in the world don’t conform to the usual standards of the bugs we’re familiar with. There our outcast insects out in the world that dance to the beat of a…

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April 26, 2016
Female Insect Has Built-In Sperm Donors

Female Insect Has Built-In Sperm Donors The cottony cushion scale insect has developed an interesting way to make the male members of the species obsolete. Some female cottony cushion scales have developed the ability to fertilize their own eggs, removing…

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April 22, 2016
Help Keep Your Kitchen Pest Free!

Keep counters, floors, pantry shelves, cabinets and sinks clean, as crumbs and spills are obvious pest attractants. Only purchase food in sealed packages that show no sign of damage. Once packages are opened, move ingredients into sealed glass or Tupperware-type…

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April 15, 2016
The Social Insect: Worker vs. Queen

The Social Insect: Worker vs. Queen Scientists have been trying to find out what determines whether a social insect will become a regular worker or be born into the lofty role of queen for decades. The sterile workers perform the…

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