Tag: Insects
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Posted on March 9, 2023
Champion of Wildflower Wonders
There are few places like central Texas in the spring: Bluebonnets, paintbrushes, and primrose emblazon the hills and flatlands like an endless magic carpet. […]
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Posted on February 25, 2020
These Insects Help Us. How Can We Help Them?
It’s a common late summer sight in south-central Wisconsin: a prairie in bloom, with tall, waving grasses peppered with bursts of yellow, purple, and white. […]
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Posted on March 2, 2015
Insects For All
Entomology professor Daniel Young presides over a prodigious collection of bugs on campus. Thanks to digital technology, this collection and many others will soon be available online for everyone to learn from and enjoy.
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Posted on February 17, 2011
Five things everyone should know about . . . Bedbugs
More on the bugs that go ‘bump’ in the night.
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Posted on November 22, 2010
The Exterminator
Forty years after beating malaria as a child, CALS entomologist Que Lan is still battling the disease. And she’s discovered a genetic weakness in malaria-carrying mosquitoes that may finally give us the upper hand.
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Posted on November 4, 2009
The New Pollinators
Researchers, farmers hope native bees will fill hole left by disapearing European cousins.
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Posted on July 13, 2009
Five things everyone should know about…Mosquitoes
Understanding how this summer time nuisance really works.
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Posted on October 19, 2008
Five things everyone should know about…Emerald Ash Borer
Is there anything that can stop this vivacious pest?
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Posted on January 16, 2008
To Kill a Caterpillar
A surprising strategy for combating gypsy moths.
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Posted on October 17, 2007
The Hidden Power of Plants
Grasses and crop residues could become the alternative fuels of the future, but scientists must first unlock their energy. With a new $125 million grant, CALS scientists are turning everywhere––even to insects––to figure out how.