Entomologists to Take on Zika, Chikungunya, Dengue
Annapolis, MD; January 27, 2016 -- On March 13, 2016, in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, the Entomological Society of America (ESA) and the Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil (SEB) will host a gathering of the world’s entomological societies to discuss collaborative control options to combat one of the world’s most deadly animal species – Aedes aegypti, a mosquito that transmits Zika virus, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever.
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Source: ESA News - January 27, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
Feeding Makes Bed Bugs More Resistant to Pesticides
Annapolis, MD; January 26, 2016 -- Many studies have been done on how effective certain pesticides are when they are applied to bed bugs. However, most have not allowed the bed bugs to take a blood meal after being exposed to pesticides, which can change the mortality rates, according to an article in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
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Source: ESA News - January 26, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
JIPM Article on Controlling Squash Bugs
Annapolis, MD; January 20, 2016 -- If there's one word that describes the squash bug (Anasa tristis), it is frustrating, according to Hélène Doughty, the lead author of an article that appears in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management.
"It's just a very difficult pest to control," she said. "It's definitely been a frustrating pest and a frustrating area of study."
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Source: ESA News - January 20, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
ESA Statement on the Importance of Insect Collections
Annapolis, MD; January 19, 2016 -- The Entomological Society of America (ESA) has issued a statement about the value of entomological collections and the need to implement protections for these irreplaceable resources.
Entomological collections help scientists to rapidly identify invasive pests that affect agriculture, forestry, and human and animal health. Invasive insect and mite pests can have tremendous economic impacts (estimated at nearly $33 billion dollars annually in the U.S.).
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Source: ESA News - January 19, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
Blacklegged Ticks Found in Half of U.S. Counties
Annapolis, MD; January 19, 2016 -- Lyme disease is transmitted by the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus), and the range of these ticks is spreading, according to research published in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
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Source: ESA News - January 19, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
Backyard Chickens Harbor Ticks, Mites and Lice
Annapolis, MD; January 11, 2016 -- Backyard chickens may live a sweeter life than chickens on commercial poultry farms, but roaming green grass and scratching real dirt exposes these birds to a different suite of parasites than those found in most commercial facilities. A paper in the latest issue of the Journal of Medical Entomology by University of California, Riverside scientists Amy C. Murillo and Bradley A.
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Source: ESA News - January 14, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
Three New Chigger Mite Species Discovered in Thailand
Annapolis, MD; January 7, 2016 -- Three new species of chigger mites have been discovered in Thailand, and are described in an article in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
The new species were discovered as part of a broad sampling effort across 11 provinces in Thailand, and they were found on rodents. With the addition of these three species, there are now 99 known species of chiggers in Thailand.
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Source: ESA News - January 7, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
Mites Can Provide Clues to Forensic Entomologists
Annapolis, MD; January 6, 2016 -- Most forensic entomology investigations generally focus on insects such as blow flies or beetles. However, the authors of a paper published in the Journal of Medical Entomology have shown that tiny mites can reveal information as well.
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Source: ESA News - January 6, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
Mosquitoes More Likely to Lay Eggs Near Flowers
Annapolis, MD; January 5, 2016 -- Certain mosquitoes are more likely to lay eggs in water sources near flowers than in water sources without flowers, according to an article published in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
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Source: ESA News - January 5, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
JIPM Article on Managing Spotted Lanternfly
Annapolis, MD; December 18, 2015 -- The invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) was detected last year in Pennsylvania, but entomologists are already warning farmers and growers as far away as California to be prepared for its arrival. In fact, they have published an article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management which offers information on how to identify and manage it.
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Source: ESA News - December 18, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
Red Palm Weevils Can Fly 50 Kilometers in 24 Hours
Annapolis, MD; December 16, 2015 -- The red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) has been a pest of coconut palms in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines for a long time. More recently, it's become a pest of 40 different palm species in the Middle East and North Africa after it was found there in the 1980s.
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Source: ESA News - December 16, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
Four New Plant Bug Species Found in Australia
Lanham, MD; December 7, 2015 -- A new genus of plant bug and four new species have been discovered in Australia. The newly discovered insects, which belong to the family Miridae and the subfamily Phylinae, are described in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
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Source: ESA News - December 7, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
ESA STEP ICE 2016 Travel Award Winners
Annapolis, MD; December 4, 2015 -- ESA's Student and Young Professionals Committee recently sponsored a competition for travel grants to the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE) to be held in Orlando, Florida. The competition was open to ESA members who are undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or professionals having less than three years’ experience.
A total of $50,000 will be distributed for travel awards to ICE 2016 for airfare, meeting registration, and lodging/living costs during travel.
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Source: ESA News - December 4, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
ESA ICE 2016 Travel Award Winners
Lanham, MD; December 4, 2015 -- ESA's Student and Young Professionals Committee recently sponsored a competition for travel grants to the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE) to be held in Orlando, Florida. The competition was open to ESA members who are undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or professionals having less than three years’ experience.
A total of $50,000 will be distributed for travel awards to ICE 2016 for airfare, meeting registration, and lodging/living costs during travel.
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Source: ESA News - December 4, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
New Sand Fly Species Discovered in Brazil
In an attempt to better understand the taxonomy of a group of sand flies, researchers in Brazil examined specimens in museum collections. After detailed morphometric and morphological analyses of three different flies in the genus Psathyromyia, they found that the specimens were originally misidentified and that they were actually an undescribed species.
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Source: ESA News - December 3, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research
