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In 1950, amid the Cold War, a tiny beetle from the US was destroying potato crops across East Germany. Then began one of history's strangest propaganda campaignsIn 1950, a striped potato beetle became the centre of one of the Cold War's most unusual propaganda campaigns after East Germany accused th...
Mosquitoes have finally invaded one of the world's last mosquito-free countriesFor the first time in history, Iceland has recorded wild mosquitoes, ending its long-standing status as a mosquito-free haven. A species kn...
Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the USGiant Joro spiders from East Asia are spreading across America. These impressive weavers are establishing themselves in new regions. Their ...
How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies QuicklyFruit flies invade kitchens rapidly due to overripe produce. Scientists confirm sanitation is key. Eliminating breeding grounds like drains...
Why Dung Beetles Are Digging Deeper and What It Reveals About Surviving a Hotter PlanetTiny dung beetles are showing remarkable adaptation to a warming planet. These insects are digging deeper nests to protect their young from...
US faces rising threat of ant invasions amid weak enforcementThe United States is experiencing a surge in ant smuggling, fueled by federal staffing cuts that weakened pest control enforcement. Experts...
American PhD student fatally attacked at Auckland bus stop identifiedIn Auckland, a 33-year-old American doctoral student, Kyle Whorrall, was fatally assaulted at a Meadowbank bus stop. Whorrall, an entomolog...
Eco-Anxiety: How Climate Change is Shaping the Future of EntomologyEco-anxiety, the chronic fear of environmental disaster, is becoming a serious concern, especially for entomologists who see the direct eff...
Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreakAt least 1,017 people have died so far in 2023 and nearly 209,000 infected, the data showed, making this the deadliest year since the first...
The world of fireflies: Unraveling the secrets of their bioluminescenceThe firefly, a bioluminescent beetle, has caught the attention of entomologists seeking to understand the diversity and ecology of this fas...
Mosquito magnet or plain unaffected? Entomologist explains why some people attract more, some lessWhether or not you're a mosquito magnet, their bites feel just as itchy!
Centre sends multidisciplinary team to Kanpur after Zika virus case reportedIn a statement, the ministry said the multidisciplinary team comprising an entomologist, public health specialists and gynaecologist drawn ...
Jugaad yields low-cost locust repellantsIndia uses bottle planes and DJ vehicles; for Pakistan, they are chicken feed.
Fall Armyworm spreads to five states in IndiaScientists are concerned about the possibility of the pest spreading to other crops.
Just a lesser weevil, not a Trump tweetTo be fair, the word zyzzyva displaced from the last spot, zythum, was not much of a conversationalist either.
Coal India to revoke ranks that don't have any jobsThe company plans to abolish some redundant jobs and club some with others to bring down the total number of designations to around 700.
Seven jokes that smart people getRedditors took turns sharing their favorite intellectual jokes that require a certain specialized knowledge to understand. Here are some ex...
- With rains, dragonflies return to Patna
Last year one could hardly spot dragonflies within Madurai city, but they have reappeared with the recent rains here.
The old faithfulCultural flourishes such as ideology, politics and religion appear to have replaced a simple survival process that makes so much more sense.
Efforts to preserve endangered butterflies in Assam's Butterfly ValleyThe valley is situated inside the Numaligarh Refinery township, spread over an area of 30 acres amidst a backdrop of verdant green and surr...