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Invasives have largely wiped out the American chestnut and elm, caused “hell” with the beech, and are now wreaking havoc on ...
There are a wide array of other ants besides carpenter ants, winter ants and fire ants – Massachusetts has plenty. Meet the ...
A scholar at Virginia Tech is conducting research using a fungus to control populations of corn earworm -- one of the world's ...
Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are well known for their role in controlling insect pests, primarily through cuticle penetration ...
Many plants in Texas landscapes are suitable hosts for aphids, including bedding plants, ash, barberry, boxelder, crape myrtle, jasmine, flowering almond, gardenia, hibiscus, hydrangea, mountain ash, ...
Sex-crazed cicada Brood XIV will be emerging from their subterranean sleep pods extra hungry for love thanks to the spread of a zombie fungus.
The Last Of Us has mad audiences wary of eating mushrooms, but how realistic are the cordyceps spores shown on the hit HBO ...
Corn earworms are one of the most economically harmful pests in North America, and they can quickly become resistant to ...
Leonard Green Walking the Red Spring Path of Northwest Woods in East Hampton recently, among all the dead and fallen pitch ...
With season 2 unfolding, the science of the fungal horror drama is becoming shakier. It is a pity that the creators haven’t ...
Some leaf-mining insects make distinct patterns, like squiggles or serpentine shapes, while others make irregular blotches, ...