Distinguished Professor of Entomology Jay Rosenheim noticed a trend during his office hours a few years ago: Many of his undergraduate students wanted research lab experience but were unsure how to ...
Insects are a vital part of the ecosystem, pollinating plants, decomposing waste, and serving as a food source for other animals. While some insect populations, like monarch butterflies, are ...
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We found a new wasp! Students in Australia are discovering insect species through citizen science
Playgrounds can host a variety of natural wonders, and of course, kids. Now some students are not just learning about insects and spiders at school—they are putting them on the map and even ...
Flying insects are known to make a beeline for lights in the dark, as the saying goes, "like moths to a flame." Now, scientists have figured out why insects are so keen on light, but it's not because ...
Luther students regularly present results of their entomological undergraduate research at regional and national scientific meetings of the ESA, usually with most expenses associated with attending ...
Most people think of insects as tiny, thoughtless machines. They fly, crawl, bite, build nests and disappear without much attention paid to what they might actually sense or experience. Yet the ...
Researchers from the Ozouga Chimpanzee Project had been studying the same group of chimpanzees for 7 years. However, it wasn’t until 2019 that Alessandra Mascaro, a volunteer at the project, noticed a ...
A research team from Osnabrück University and the Ozouga Chimpanzee Project has, for the first time, observed chimpanzees applying insects to their own wounds and the wounds of conspecifics. The new ...
It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music, and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor ...
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