It's a bug's life

Today my post-doc, Thelma, and I got to go on an adventure and visit a honey bee yard. It's maybe a little embarrassing to say it was my...

It is that time of year when I hear about maggots and armyworms in field crops. At least that means people are out there looking for insects...

Insect mortality happens every winter, even under ideal conditions. However, this winter was the 9th coldest in 121 years and I’ve been g...

Today, two special entomologists came to Ames for a short visit: Dr. Dave Voegtlin (Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL) and Dr. Dave Hogg...

My technician, Greg, has been rearing a few black widow spiders in my lab for a few months. It all started with an egg sac donated from the ...

I recently posted an ICM News article about how scouting for alfalfa weevils in southern Iowa. It doesn't take too many accumulated deg...

I am "all done" with winter and I'm probably not alone. I'm looking forward to buds bursting, better vegetables and sandal...