It’s hidden from sight, but there’s an epic battle of the sexes raging in the leafcutter ant species Atta colombica. Competing males deliver sperm in a fluid that’s toxic to rivals’ sperm, while females quash their efforts in order to ensure their own reproductive success. For the first time, a...
UC Riverside is testing whether a sesame seed-sized wasp can control a pest that could seriously damage California crops including wine, walnuts, and avocados.
A first-generation student’s journey into entomology.
There has been a lot of buzz about honeybees’ failing health because they pollinate our produce. Less well known is how critical bumblebees are for some of our favorite foods. And their numbers are also rapidly declining. A new study from the University of California, Riverside, reveals the loss of...
Taking care to stand upwind, UC Riverside students display stoic professionalism as they collect insects off a pig carcass in 90-degree heat. This scene from a class in forensic entomology could have been ripped from any TV police drama and in some ways, it was. Professor Alec Gerry said intense...
Superbloom is a term concocted by the media, but this year’s wildflowers are still spectacular, especially for the creatures that depend on them
UC Riverside-led research, done on the Big Island, shows effects of mite introduction have cascaded through entire pathogen communities
UC Riverside study uses gene-editing tool to disrupt serotonin receptor linked to egg production in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Identification of a transporter that ferries steroids into cells could bring widespread benefits for human health
National Institutes of Health award to UCR’s Naoki Yamanaka recognizes highly innovative research
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Entomologists at the University of California, Riverside have received a five-year grant of $2.44 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, or NIAID, to investigate the role hormones play in the female mosquito’s ability to use human blood for egg production. Vector mosquitoes need...
Although spider fear is one of the most common and well-studied phobias, UCR-led study shows people are more afraid of scorpions
Insecticide exposure and declining floral diversity are jeopardizing key pollinator group
Little is known about elusive beetle species, despite role in wildflower pollination
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research award will identify best management practices to protect bees
UCR study shows how intensive pesticide use is driving mosquito evolution at the genetic level
