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7 Reasons Urban Entomology Matters Today
If you’ve ever lived in an apartment building, you might be familiar with how quickly one tenant’s problem becomes everyone’s problem. One leaking pipe on the fourth floor becomes ceiling stains on the third, a ruined floor on the second (and you don’t even want to know what happens on the first floor). Urban pests
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What Is Insect Biodiversity and Why Does It Matter?
Don’t let their tiny sizes fool you: Insects are the heavy lifters of our planet. With an estimated five to ten million species worldwide, insects make up more than half of all known life on Earth. They’re also the most diverse animals on the planet, varying widely in shape, behavior and function. This diversity is
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Asian Tiger Mosquitoes: Silent Killers on the Move
Ever seen one of these up close? You might not realize it, but this little insect is one of the world’s most successful — and most troublesome — invaders. Meet the Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) If nature had a supervillain the size of a sesame seed, it would look exactly like the Asian tiger
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Medical Entomology: How Insects Help Fight Disease
What if the insects we’ve been trying to kill could actually save our lives? Mosquitoes, ticks and fleas spread diseases to hundreds of millions of people worldwide each year. But scientists are turning some of these pests into lifesaving tools, using them to detect cancer, stop disease transmission and improve human health in ways that
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Insect Flight Explained: The Science Behind the Buzz
The on-screen text that opens 2007’s “Bee Movie” — a cult classic — nods to an old, persistent myth: the idea that bees shouldn’t be able to fly. It states: “According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get
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The Future of Beekeeping: Five Sustainable Breakthroughs Leading the Hive
75% of crops producing fruits or seeds for human food depend on pollinators. But commercial beekeepers in the U.S. lost 62% of their colonies between 2024 and 2025. Poor pollination is shrinking yields for key crops like blueberries, coffee and apples by up to 60%. And as our hard-working pollinators decline, fewer crops can thrive.
