AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) --"The creator must have had an inordinate fondness for beetles." Dr. David Furth recalls his favorite quote as he walks into a room filled with the hard-shelled insects. Some are the ...

This illustration shows how the "Pest-ID" tool developed by Iowa State researchers can help farmers identify and manage pests of all kinds. AMES, Iowa - A 2016 research paper explored a vision for ...

A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to ...

KEY TO THE FAMILIES OF NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS BY CHARLES T BRUES AND AL MELANDER ...

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We explain what to look out for if your child has an insect bite or sting – plus how to relieve insect bite and sting symptoms Award-winning senior researcher/writer with 25 years' experience writing ...