Insect Collection Rundown
Here is a quick video rundown of some of the insects that I bring along when I do a corporate show or presentation.
Girl hesitates to hold tarantula — then holds it twice
Everyone is afraid to hold a tarantula ... but once they realize that they aren't the deadly creatures everyone thinks they are, they want to hold them more!
Woman finds black widow spider in grapes
Yvonne Whelan said she found a live spider in the grapes she purchased at a local supermarket. abc27 WHTM Yvonne Whalen said she found a live spider in the grapes she purchased at a local [...]
Harold Harlan on Cover of PCT Magazine
Harold Harlan, one of the leading bed bug experts in the U.S., is featured on the cover of Pest Control Technology Magazine. Dr. Harlan has kept bed bugs in his home for 38 years, ever [...]
Using Radiation to Sterilize Light Brown Apple Moth
Lanham, MD; November 30, 2011 -- A new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology shows that radiation can be used to effectively sterilize the light brown apple moth (LBAM), an insect pest found [...]
Bug Girl Interview at Entomology 2011
In this video, Laura Burns, a graduate student from the University of Guelph, interviews an entomology professor who has been blogging about insects under the name "Bug Girl" (see http://membracid.wordpress.com) since 2004. In addition, Bug [...]
Paula Kleintjes Neff Interview on Women in Science
Paula Kleintjes Neff, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, was recently interviewed by HigherEdJobs about her career as an entomologist and scientist at a state comprehensive university that strongly supports undergraduate research. Dr. [...]
David James Coauthors Butterfly Book
David G. James, an associate professor of entomology at Washington State University, has coauthored a new book, Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies. The book describes and illustrates the immature stages of all but one of [...]
At Work with Jaret Daniels
Jaret Daniels, an assistant professor of entomology at the University of Florida and assistant curator of Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum of Natural History, established the Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network, which is addressing declines in [...]