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A few of Indiana's tiniest transplants — invasive worms, moths and beetles from overseas — have made massive changes to Indiana's ecosystems over the past several decades.
When will cicadas go away in Ohio? How far into the ground will the nymphs burrow when they hatch from their eggs? We've got the answers.
When will cicadas go away in Ohio? How far into the ground will the nymphs burrow when they hatch from their eggs? We've got the answers.
Insects are vanishing from pristine rainforests. “Around the world many insect populations are crashing.” (Natural History Museum, April 2025) Insects are ...
Members of Kanturk Tidy Towns and Kanturk District Trout Anglers Association have joined forces to create a biodiverse structure to repair destroyed habitats for insects.
That includes bed bugs (Cimex lectularius). These pesky bugs have been thriving off of our blood for at least 60,000 years ago and may be considered our first “pest.” ...
Bed Bugs May be The First Human Pest, Having Spread to Neanderthals 60,000 Years Ago Learn how bed bugs became our oldest known pest as they co-evolved with humans, starting with our Neanderthal ...
Researchers compared the whole genome sequence of two genetically distinct lineages of bed bug, and their findings indicate bed bugs may well be the first true urban pest.
Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) first made the leap from bats to early humans around 250,000 years ago and have since spread with people as they have moved around the world.
Skipper Colin Barnes said the whales have left his search area of ocean off Cork because the sprat they feed on has been fished to near extinction ...