Ladybugs lay down "trails" of scents to help guide other ladybugs to a meetup spot. Photograph By Javier Torrent/VWPics/Redux It’s an ongoing debate on TikTok: A couple wonders why one of them can ...
The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is an invasive species that was introduced to North America in 1998. In a very short time it has established itself as a major agricultural pest in orchards in ...
Stink bugs get an understandably bad rap, thanks to their smelly defense mechanism. Here's how to identify the harmful ones and prevent them.
Dennis Mathew is an associate professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and studies insect olfaction at the cellular and molecular levels. He is also a co-director of ...
Stink bugs often enter homes in the fall to seek shelter for the winter. To prevent entry, seal cracks, repair screens and reduce moisture in your home. If stink bugs get inside, vacuum them up ...
It's bad enough when they show up in your house, but the real damage occurs when stink bugs begin munching away at the plants in your garden. If you think you have a stink bug infestation, read on to ...
IF YOU’VE NOTICED an increase in pest pressure in the garden over the past few years, you’re not alone. Warming temperatures mean that all sorts of insects are more likely to survive the winters and ...
EVANSVILLE – It's a truly awful sentence: the stink bugs are coming. Like they do at the beginning of every fall, the brown marmorated stink bug has already shown up in Evansville and nationwide. As ...
It’s no secret that ants live a complex life, working together to accomplish incredible feats. A new study just revealed another skill: longhorn crazy ants have the capacity to think ahead and ...
Some Australian frogs create their own insect repellent, some resembling rotten meat and others roasted cashew nuts or thyme leaves, researchers find. Frogs produce a number of chemicals in their skin ...