Tweet Fruit fly sex lives impact effectiveness of pest control strategies Scientists in Australia have been hard at work watching fruit flies mate to figure out how fly sex is affecting your food. During this process they are discovering more effective pest control strategies. For a great read, check out: http://nittygrittyscience.com/2012/09/06/fruit-fly-sex-lives-impact-effectiveness-of-pest-control-strategies/ Mosquitoes Plague the Northwest as… Read More
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Ants Use The Internet?
Tweet Contrary to popular belief, Al Gore did not create the internet– Ants may have thousands of years ago. New research from Stanford University suggests that Harvester Ants use their own type of internet, or “anternet,” for decision making inside the nest. These ant colonies are able to determine how many foragers need to be… Read More
Zombie Ants – Friday the 13th Special
Tweet Just when you thought it was safe to sleep at night… When little fire ants bite’s only meant a painful welt… We bring you a pest control story worthy of Forbes, Times, and the Wall Street Journal… Could it be evidence of living dead are being found at less then centimeter high? Fungus that… Read More
