What to Do About the Ants in Your Kitchen
It all started in a street median in Manhattan, not far from Mary Tyler Moore’s apartment. Marko Pecaravic decided to do a thesis on the [...]
We have Sitophilus as pets
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Updating the Species Scape
This post was written by Clint Penick & Magdalena Sorger As the world’s entomologists gather in Orlando this week for the International Conference of Entomology [...]
The Wild Life of Columbus
The untold story of the species that stowed away on Columbus’s ship and how they have since changed the world. Columbus sailed to the Caribbean [...]
The Arthropods of San Francisco (and beyond)
What's that crawling under your bed... sitting in your light fixture... lurking in your cabinets? Perhaps it's a new insect species! The Arthropods of Our [...]
Evolution of the Indoor Biome
There is something living in the north-facing wall of our apartment. My partner and I have narrowed it down to an organism in the phylum [...]
Spooky Spider
I love Halloween. It’s the time of year when I can leave all the spider webs up around the front stoop and call them decorations. [...]
Buzz Kill
One of the joys of being the resident entomologist in my family and circle of friends is that I frequently receive “What’s this bug?” texts [...]
7 cool facts about drain flies and their kin
Over the last few days, we’ve received a few notes and photos (see above) from folks describing fuzzy, moth-like flies flitting about their kitchen or [...]
Celebrating Native Bees
As you were enjoying celebrations this July 4th weekend, you may have noticed many bees flying around your yard or neighborhood park, pollinating flowers and [...]
Relax, This Is NOT a Mosquito
You’re standing in the shower and one of the most gigantic mosquitoes you’ve ever seen flies over the shower curtain. Take a deep breath … [...]
Buttercup Oil Beetle Goes on Odyssey, Lands in My Apartment
I saw a weird beetle bumbling across the carpet in my bedroom the other day. As entomologists do, I scooped in a jar, popped it [...]
Your House is Full of Flies
Today we have a guest post from Dr. Michelle Trautwein, the investigator-in-chief for the Arthropods of Our Homes project. Two years have gone by since [...]
The Wild Life of Chimpanzee Nests
We share a lot with you, dear readers. Some might say too much (ahem, the plight of our own armpit bacteria, for example). Yet believe [...]
Backyard Bees
**Entomology graduate student April Hamblin will be studying bees in backyards across Raleigh this summer, and she's looking for folks to volunteer their yards as [...]