New species of praying mantis discovered by UC Davis alum
A small discovery is now a big deal in the world of insects, and it's all thanks to a UC Davis alum.
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A small discovery is now a big deal in the world of insects, and it's all thanks to a UC Davis alum.
Trillions of red-eyed periodical cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in many years. Here's where to expect them.
The invasive species have the ability to "attack or defoliate hundreds of tree and plant species," the USDA warns.
This will be the first time since the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 that these broods of noisy, flying insects will emerge from underground.
A Sacramento book store is being taken over by bugs, but it's all to help educate kids on their important role in the environment.
Bedbugs are popping up in Paris hotels, homes, and even public transport, and with the Olympics just 10 months away, that has city officials' skin crawling.
The discovery of nine oriental fruit flies in one Northern California city has the state and local authorities in eradication mode.
They're long and skinny. They're boomerang-headed and coated in toxic mucus. And they've been hiding in plain sight in the US for a long time.
Female fruit flies can lay more than 400 eggs at a time in fruit, which only need one to two days to hatch before larvae eat their way through, shedding their skin along the way.
Hammerhead worms are believed to have been introduced in the U.S. in 1891 through infested plants and soil.
Mosquito season is here and our wet winter means there's going to be a lot of them flying around. A UC Davis pediatric resident said it doesn't take much for the pests to make themselves right at home.
The invasive wigglers can be destructive to forests and they get in a turf war with traditional worms that are good for the environment.
