Insects

Moroccan locust swarms sweep eastern Iran, threatening crops and farms

Eastern Iran faces an agricultural crisis as Moroccan locusts descend, destroying crops and pasture while authorities race to contain the swarms.

 Group of locusts
A Levantine Vernal Copper (Tomares nesimachus) butterfly

INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats

A Green Leaf-hopper, Cicadella viridis, resting on a plant stem.

Study finds insect-borne bacteria turning harmless reed leafhopper into major agricultural pest

Understanding Israel's summer pests: A closer look at what's bugging you


Israeli nursery sells plant seeds with fire ants

Fire ants are 1 millimeter long and orange-red in color and are considered one of the top 100 most dangerous invasive species.

EXPERTS AGREE that in Israel the fire ant is spreading primarily through plants in nurseries.

Virginia residents warned following reappearance of poisonous caterpillar

The creature, known as the puss caterpillar, measures just under an inch and a half, including the fur-like venomous spines it has on its body.

The puss caterpillar

Halting the spread of the little fire ant

One of the country’s most tenacious pests, it’s almost invisible and its bites are painful and persistent.

EXPERTS AGREE that in Israel the fire ant is spreading primarily through plants in nurseries.

Klil to establish butterfly nature park outside its factory

The park will also include groves, local trees and shrubs and expanses of wildflowers and herbs.

Butterfly

Meat allergy in the US is slowly being eradicated by fire ants

The "alpha-gal" meat allergy is caused by the bite of the lone star tick.

Ant (illustrative)

Entomologists are on mission to stop murder hornets spreading in America

The giant hornets, dubbed 'murder hornets' by some researchers, kill up to 50 people a year in Japan.

An Asian hornet, Latin name "Vespa Velutina", is seen in Vertou, near Nantes, France, September 10, 2018.

Las Vegas invaded by massive swarm of grasshoppers

Nevada's entomologist assured people that the grasshoppers would continue their migration and leave Las Vegas area within the next two or three weeks.

Juvenile Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers

Study proves cockroaches growing immune to pesticides

Treatments were made monthly throughout the 6-month study after the researchers calculated the present population assessments of cockroaches present in the area.

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No mosquitoes allowed

There are indeed some natural homemade mosquito bite remedies which of course can also be used safely should you need to use them on your newborn.

mosquito 521

Swarms of moths attacking Israeli houses - report

"I feel like I'm locked in my house because I can't open the window," said a local resident. "They just keep multiplying."

Moth on a window