Web posted at: 12:41 PM EST (1741 GMT) Overview: CNN Student News correspondent Michael McManus interviews Dr. David Furth about classification and identification of insects. Examine the ...
Insect pheromones are compounds used to express various information such as aggregation, foraging, mating, and vigilance. Insect pheromones exist in insects in nature, and all insects produce and ...
Blowflies are nature’s recyclers. “If we didn’t have blowflies, the countryside would be knee-high in carcasses of hedgehogs that didn’t quite get across the road,” says forensic entomologist Amoret ...
Global warming could increase both the number and appetite of insect pests, new research finds, which could pose a serious threat to global crop production. The study finds that global warming of 2C ...
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 ...