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A Vacation to Remember! Two tourists from California are going to remember their New York City trip for years to come! But not in a good way… The two were staying in a NYC hotel (Astor on the Park Hotel…

Going Out With a Bang Periodical cicadas should be considered to the all-out partying rock stars of the insect world. They chill and do nothing but eat and rest for around 13 to 17 years. Then they emerge from their…

Insect Hibernation Vastly Extends Lifespan Dr. Karl Joplin has been awarded $8,265 by the East Tennessee State University’s Research Development Committee to study insect diapause, a process similar to hibernation in mammals. Diapause is what helps insect survive during the…

New Threat of Disease From Mosquitos This past summer and autumn officials were concerned about mosquitos spreading dengue fever and chikungunya, but now they have added another disease to the list. Citizens are now warned against catching the Zika virus…

Rat on a Plane? An Air India flight was forced to turn back during their journey from Mumbai to London after a passenger though they saw a rodent running around the plane. The airline searched the plane and found no…

New Soldier Beetle A new soldier beetle has been named after the Japanese animated TV series, “Neon Genesis Evangelion.” This is one of four solider beetles that has been recently discovered, all apart of the Cantharidae and genus Lycocerus family.…

Rare Giant Stick Insect An insect named after “Lady Gaga” has children that have become the first insects of this type to successfully breed in captivity. The giant stick insects, known as Ctenomorpha gargantua laid their own eggs, making the…

Ever wonder the true facts about bedbugs? People always think they know the facts about bedbugs. Well some of those facts may be myths. People generally think that bedbugs can only be found in beds, but unfortunately that is untrue.…

Insect Showdown in Shenandoah National Park The trees in Shenandoah National Park are under attack from a destructive invasive insect called the hemlock wooly adelgid. The HWA has killed 95 percent of the park’s eastern hemlock trees. HWA appear as…

Insect Morticians Have you noticed that you rarely find dead birds in your yard or garden? Out of the many that pass over it each day there must end up being at least one or two that end up littering…