Jan 28, 2014 | Blog, Pest Identification, Tips
The hemlock, a popular pine tree located in many parts of North America and Asia, faces a serious threat according to ecological scientists. One would imagine that the threat to these large, ancient trees must come from giant predators or perhaps from disease....
Jan 21, 2014 | Blog, Pest Identification, Tips
Farmers are battling an ever-growing rootworm problem, one that is becoming more difficult to handle with pesticides and other conventional methods. Is there a solution to the problem? Many farmers are turning to killer crops. More specifically, they are attempting to...
Jan 14, 2014 | Blog, Pest Identification, Tips
Little importance is sometimes placed upon aquatic insects, tiny water-loving critters that feed on leaf litter and provide rich nutrients for fish and other mammals. A biologist from a university in Sweden has recently found that aquatic insects such as stoneflies...
Jan 8, 2014 | Blog, Pest Identification, Tips
A researcher-turned-chef has recently revealed a new cookbook featuring one special ingredient: insects. Although eating insects isn’t anything new to Asian cultures (and isn’t completely unheard of in the western world, either), having a cookbook that...
