During restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa County from Oct. 20-26, one restaurant was temporarily closed and 8 ...

Asian lady beetles move indoors during fall, winter Know how to keep them out of your home. What to know in Mississippi to ...

Some plants have evolved fascinating ways to supplement their nutrient intake by trapping and digesting insects. These carnivorous plants have developed specialised mechanisms to capture prey, ...

Kayla Kolff received funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG), project number 274877981 (GRK-2185/1: DFG Research Training Group Situated Cognition). Animals respond to injury in many ways.

We found a dying carnivorous Venus flytrap on the clearance shelf while shopping. To revive her, we first started with removing all the dried leaves. Then we re-potted it into a terrarium. About half ...

I hate bugs inside my home. And while fruit flies are the least serious offender in my mind (bed bugs and roaches are much worse), some people can’t stand them. Instead of swatting at the air in a ...

At first glance, it’s a wonder that parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the size of a pinpoint—must leap 25 times their body length and land on a flying ...

This facility will increase the range of sterile fly release and bolster preparedness for New World screwworm.

WASHINGTON – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Nov. 13 the opening of a sterile fly dispersal facility in ...

On Nov. 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the next milestone in the fight against New World screwworm—the ...

Violations marked as priority contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction in the hazards associated with ...

Static electricity can be a small annoyance for humans—a zap when you touch a doorknob, your hair shooting up when you pull off a sweater—but for small organisms, it can be a lifesaver. Static helps ...